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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.

November 11

2White Ibis
2Black Vulture
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Eastern Phoebe
4Tufted Titmouse
2Carolina Wren

November 9

25American Coot
3Laughing Gull
5Anhinga
1Roseate Spoonbill
2Little Blue Heron
1Tricolored Heron
2Snowy Egret
4Great Egret
2Great Blue Heron
1Barred Owl
1Belted Kingfisher
1Northern Flicker
3American Crow
38Fish Crow
4Carolina Chickadee
3Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Northern House Wren
3White-throated Sparrow
1Rusty Blackbird
3Palm Warbler
1Pine Warbler
4Northern Cardinal
1Painted Bunting

November 8

1Common Gallinule
3Pied-billed Grebe
2Green Heron
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
2Eastern Bluebird
6Song Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
4Red-winged Blackbird
2Common Grackle
8Boat-tailed Grackle
6Yellow-rumped Warbler
15Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
3Wood Duck
12Blue-winged Teal
1Ring-billed Gull
1Wood Stork
2Double-crested Cormorant
3Turkey Vulture
4Bald Eagle
8Tree Swallow
1Sedge Wren
3Gray Catbird
1Northern Mockingbird
1Nelson's Sparrow
1Orange-crowned Warbler
2Common Yellowthroat
1Clapper Rail
1Northern Harrier
1Hermit Thrush

November 7

1Canada Goose
1Killdeer
1Greater Yellowlegs
2Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Ring-necked Duck
1Mourning Dove
1Yellow-crowned Night Heron
1Sharp-shinned Hawk
1White-eyed Vireo
3Blue Jay
2Golden-crowned Kinglet
1White-breasted Nuthatch
3Brown-headed Nuthatch
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Winter Wren
1Marsh Wren
6House Finch
5Savannah Sparrow
2Brown-headed Cowbird