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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.

October 26

10Black-bellied Whistling-Duck ✓
3Mottled Duck ✓
1Mourning Dove ✓
7Common Gallinule ✓
2American Coot ✓
6Laughing Gull ✓
3Ring-billed Gull ✓
8Pied-billed Grebe ✓
3Anhinga ✓
4Double-crested Cormorant ✓
1White Ibis ✓
1Little Blue Heron ✓
1Tricolored Heron ✓
3Snowy Egret ✓
4Great Egret ✓
3Great Blue Heron ✓
5Turkey Vulture ✓
2Bald Eagle ✓
1Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
2Belted Kingfisher ✓
2Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ✓
5Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
4Downy Woodpecker ✓
1Pileated Woodpecker ✓
2Northern Flicker ✓
4Eastern Phoebe ✓
1White-eyed Vireo ✓
4Blue Jay ✓
3American Crow ✓
4Fish Crow ✓
XCarolina Chickadee ✓
XTufted Titmouse ✓
6Tree Swallow ✓
4Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
1Golden-crowned Kinglet ✓
1White-breasted Nuthatch ✓
3Northern House Wren ✓
XCarolina Wren ✓
3Gray Catbird ✓
3Northern Mockingbird ✓
4Eastern Bluebird ✓
1Hermit Thrush ✓
2House Finch ✓
1White-crowned Sparrow ✓
7White-throated Sparrow ✓
15Song Sparrow ✓
6Swamp Sparrow ✓
XRed-winged Blackbird ✓
6Common Grackle ✓
7Boat-tailed Grackle ✓
4Common Yellowthroat ✓
21Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
XNorthern Cardinal ✓
1Indigo Bunting ✓

October 24

2Red-tailed Hawk ✓
1Palm Warbler ✓
5Blue-winged Teal ✓
2Yellow-billed Cuckoo ✓
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ✓