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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.

June 29

2Common Gallinule
1Killdeer
1Laughing Gull
4Wood Stork
1White Ibis
1Yellow-crowned Night Heron
2Little Blue Heron
1Tricolored Heron
1Great Egret
2Great Blue Heron
1Swallow-tailed Kite
1Pileated Woodpecker
1White-eyed Vireo
3Fish Crow
5Carolina Chickadee
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Eastern Bluebird
5Red-winged Blackbird
2Northern Cardinal
6Wood Duck
1Mourning Dove
15Anhinga
5Black-crowned Night Heron
30Snowy Egret
4Green Heron
1Western Cattle-Egret
1Red-shouldered Hawk
2Blue Jay
2American Crow
1Tufted Titmouse
2Carolina Wren
1European Starling
1Chipping Sparrow
2Common Grackle
1Northern Parula

June 28

6Wild Turkey
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Acadian Flycatcher
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1Yellow-throated Warbler

June 25

1Black-necked Stilt
1Swainson's Warbler
4Black Vulture

June 24

2Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
1Chimney Swift
2Clapper Rail
1Greater Yellowlegs
1Black Skimmer
5Least Tern
3Double-crested Cormorant
1Roseate Spoonbill
1Least Bittern
3Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
1Belted Kingfisher
4Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1Barn Swallow
1House Finch
6Brown-headed Cowbird
XBoat-tailed Grackle
1Common Yellowthroat
1Summer Tanager
2Painted Bunting