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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.

January 14

3Mallard
45Green-winged Teal
4Hooded Merganser
3Mourning Dove
1Sora
XCommon Gallinule
40American Coot
5Killdeer
9Least Sandpiper
2Laughing Gull
2Ring-billed Gull
8Forster's Tern
6Pied-billed Grebe
2Anhinga
6Double-crested Cormorant
2White Ibis
1Little Blue Heron
6Tricolored Heron
XSnowy Egret
1Green Heron
XGreat Egret
4Great Blue Heron
1Turkey Vulture
1Sharp-shinned Hawk
1Bald Eagle
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
4Red-bellied Woodpecker
3Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
2Northern Flicker
3Eastern Phoebe
4Blue Jay
5American Crow
XCarolina Chickadee
XTufted Titmouse
35Tree Swallow
6Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Golden-crowned Kinglet
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
3Northern House Wren
2Sedge Wren
1Marsh Wren
7Carolina Wren
2Northern Mockingbird
3Eastern Bluebird
1Hermit Thrush
15American Robin
5Cedar Waxwing
1Purple Finch
4Chipping Sparrow
3White-throated Sparrow
12Song Sparrow
7Swamp Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
XRed-winged Blackbird
12Rusty Blackbird
5Common Grackle
6Boat-tailed Grackle
1Common Yellowthroat
3Pine Warbler
24Yellow-rumped Warbler
XNorthern Cardinal

January 12

3Wood Duck
1Osprey
1Savannah Sparrow

January 10

19Blue-winged Teal
1Bonaparte's Gull
4Black Vulture
1Fish Crow
1Northern Harrier
1Gray Catbird
2Palm Warbler