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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.

March 15

12American Coot
1Laughing Gull
4Forster's Tern
16White Ibis
9Snowy Egret
44Great Egret
2Great Blue Heron
1Brown Pelican
1Black Vulture
2Turkey Vulture
1Bald Eagle
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
1White-eyed Vireo
1American Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
4Tufted Titmouse
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
3Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Sedge Wren
2Carolina Wren
2European Starling
1Northern Mockingbird
1Eastern Bluebird
1Hermit Thrush
1American Robin
1Chipping Sparrow
40Red-winged Blackbird
25Common Grackle
1Common Yellowthroat
6Northern Parula
3Yellow-rumped Warbler
2Yellow-throated Warbler

March 14

8Anhinga
1Red-shouldered Hawk
8Northern Cardinal

March 13

6Canada Goose
5Wood Duck
2Mallard
6Green-winged Teal
4Mourning Dove
XCommon Gallinule
3Killdeer
1Greater Yellowlegs
2Ring-billed Gull
7Pied-billed Grebe
6Double-crested Cormorant
3Black-crowned Night Heron
2Little Blue Heron
6Tricolored Heron
2Green Heron
6Downy Woodpecker
2Pileated Woodpecker
1Merlin
4Eastern Phoebe
1Blue-headed Vireo
2Blue Jay
12Fish Crow
38Tree Swallow
1Northern House Wren
4Marsh Wren
3Gray Catbird
14Cedar Waxwing
3American Goldfinch
5White-throated Sparrow
4Song Sparrow
8Swamp Sparrow
6Brown-headed Cowbird
10Rusty Blackbird
XBoat-tailed Grackle
1Orange-crowned Warbler
1Palm Warbler
5Pine Warbler

March 11

1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Belted Kingfisher