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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 24

3White Ibis
2Little Blue Heron
2Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
2Wood Duck
3Mourning Dove
1Chimney Swift
2Clapper Rail
12Common Gallinule
5Black-necked Stilt
6Killdeer
1Greater Yellowlegs
4Laughing Gull
1Black Skimmer
5Least Tern
4Wood Stork
3Anhinga
3Double-crested Cormorant
1Roseate Spoonbill
1Least Bittern
1Black-crowned Night Heron
6Tricolored Heron
10Snowy Egret
1Green Heron
12Great Egret
4Great Blue Heron
3Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
2Red-shouldered Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
3Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
2Great Crested Flycatcher
4White-eyed Vireo
3American Crow
2Fish Crow
XCarolina Chickadee
XTufted Titmouse
4Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1Barn Swallow
5Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
XCarolina Wren
1House Finch
XRed-winged Blackbird
6Brown-headed Cowbird
9Common Grackle
XBoat-tailed Grackle
1Swainson's Warbler
1Common Yellowthroat
3Northern Parula
1Summer Tanager
XNorthern Cardinal
2Painted Bunting

June 21

1Wild Turkey
2Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Black Vulture
1Cooper's Hawk
1Eastern Bluebird
1Pine Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler
1Mississippi Kite
1Eastern Wood-Pewee

June 20

1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Swallow-tailed Kite
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Blue Jay
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
2Prothonotary Warbler
2Yellow-crowned Night Heron
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Acadian Flycatcher
1Yellow-throated Vireo
1Brown Thrasher
1Indigo Bunting

June 18

1Red-eyed Vireo