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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.

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Recent reports from Magnolia Gardens

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

May 15

4Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
13Wood Duck
4Mourning Dove
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Laughing Gull
20Anhinga
3White Ibis
2Roseate Spoonbill
1Least Bittern
1Black-crowned Night Heron
4Little Blue Heron
1Tricolored Heron
18Snowy Egret
3Green Heron
11Great Egret
5Great Blue Heron
1Brown Pelican
2Turkey Vulture
2Mississippi Kite
3Downy Woodpecker
1Merlin
1Great Crested Flycatcher
2American Crow
3Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
1Northern Rough-winged Swallow
3Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Carolina Wren
1Orchard Oriole
8Red-winged Blackbird
3Common Grackle
1Boat-tailed Grackle
1Common Yellowthroat
1Northern Parula
3Northern Cardinal

May 13

5Common Gallinule
1Yellow-crowned Night Heron
2Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Pileated Woodpecker
6White-eyed Vireo
1Red-eyed Vireo
1Fish Crow
1Veery
1House Finch
3Prothonotary Warbler
2Pine Warbler
2Yellow-throated Warbler
1Summer Tanager
1Blue Grosbeak
2Indigo Bunting
2Painted Bunting
6Canada Goose
4Mallard
6Chimney Swift
4Black Vulture
1Osprey
2Cooper's Hawk
1Blue Jay
4Brown-headed Nuthatch
2European Starling
6Eastern Bluebird
4Brown-headed Cowbird
1Kentucky Warbler
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Acadian Flycatcher
1Northern Mockingbird
1American Robin
1Black-and-white Warbler
2Swainson's Warbler
1American Redstart

May 12

1Killdeer

May 11

1American Coot
4Black-necked Stilt
3Least Tern
1Forster's Tern
1Double-crested Cormorant

May 10

XRoyal Tern
XWood Stork
XWestern Cattle-Egret
XYellow-throated Vireo

May 9

1Barred Owl
1Gray Catbird