About the Club

Mission Statement

The Carolina Bird Club is a non-profit organization that represents and supports the birding community in the Carolinas through its website, publications, meetings, workshops, trips, and partnerships, whose mission is


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The Carolina Bird Club, Inc., is a non-profit educational and scientific association open to anyone interested in the study and conservation of wildlife, particularly birds.

The Club meets each winter, spring, and fall at different locations in the Carolinas. Meeting sites are selected to give participants an opportunity to see many different kinds of birds. Guided field trips and informative programs are combined for an exciting weekend of meeting with people who share an enthusiasm and concern for birds.

The Club offers research grants in avian biology for undergraduate and graduate students, and scholarships for young birders.

The Club publishes two print publications (now also available online). The Chat is a quarterly ornithological journal that contains scientific articles, reports of bird records committees and bird counts, and general field notes on bird sightings. CBC Newsletter is published bimonthly and includes birding articles and information about meetings, field trips, and Club news.

The Club provides this website to all for free.

By becoming a member, you support the activities of the Club, receive reduced registration fee for meetings, can participate in bonus field trips, and receive our publications.

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Recent reports from Magnolia Gardens

Only the most recent report per species is shown. Some reports may be pending verification.

September 4

13Wood Duck
7Blue-winged Teal
3Mourning Dove
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
XChimney Swift
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
5Common Gallinule
2Black-necked Stilt
4Killdeer
8Semipalmated Plover
1Greater Yellowlegs
4Least Sandpiper
3Semipalmated Sandpiper
5Anhinga
2Little Blue Heron
1Tricolored Heron
3Snowy Egret
1Green Heron
XGreat Egret
1Great Blue Heron
12Turkey Vulture
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Barred Owl
1Belted Kingfisher
3Red-bellied Woodpecker
3Downy Woodpecker
2Pileated Woodpecker
3Great Crested Flycatcher
6White-eyed Vireo
1Red-eyed Vireo
2Blue Jay
3American Crow
1Fish Crow
XCarolina Chickadee
XTufted Titmouse
6Barn Swallow
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
3Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
XCarolina Wren
2Eastern Bluebird
1Bobolink
1Red-winged Blackbird
1Brown-headed Cowbird
1Common Grackle
2Northern Waterthrush
1Swainson's Warbler
1Common Yellowthroat
2Northern Parula
2Yellow-throated Warbler
2Summer Tanager
XNorthern Cardinal
2Painted Bunting

August 30

3Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
12White Ibis
2Acadian Flycatcher
2Eastern Kingbird
2Boat-tailed Grackle
1Prothonotary Warbler
1American Redstart
2Pine Warbler