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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 10

4Wood Duck ✓
1Anhinga ✓
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ✓
1White-eyed Vireo ✓
2Carolina Wren ✓
1Northern Mockingbird ✓
1Eastern Bluebird ✓
1Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
6Black-bellied Whistling-Duck ✓
2Mallard ✓
1Wild Turkey ✓
3Mourning Dove ✓
1Sora ✓
XCommon Gallinule ✓
XAmerican Coot ✓
2Killdeer ✓
12Pied-billed Grebe ✓
8Double-crested Cormorant ✓
6White Ibis ✓
2Little Blue Heron ✓
5Tricolored Heron ✓
8Snowy Egret ✓
2Green Heron ✓
3Great Egret ✓
2Great Blue Heron ✓
2Osprey ✓
1Cooper's Hawk ✓
1Bald Eagle ✓
3Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
2Belted Kingfisher ✓
6Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
4Downy Woodpecker ✓
2Pileated Woodpecker ✓
4Northern Flicker ✓
10Eastern Phoebe ✓
1Blue-headed Vireo ✓
4Blue Jay ✓
8American Crow ✓
24Fish Crow ✓
XCarolina Chickadee ✓
XTufted Titmouse ✓
4Tree Swallow ✓
9Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
3Golden-crowned Kinglet ✓
1White-breasted Nuthatch ✓
4Northern House Wren ✓
1Winter Wren ✓
1Sedge Wren ✓
2Eastern Marsh Wren ✓
2Gray Catbird ✓
1Brown Thrasher ✓
5Hermit Thrush ✓
4American Robin ✓
6House Finch ✓
3American Goldfinch ✓
1Field Sparrow ✓
1White-crowned Sparrow ✓
16White-throated Sparrow ✓
1Savannah Sparrow ✓
21Song Sparrow ✓
40Swamp Sparrow ✓
15Red-winged Blackbird ✓
5Brown-headed Cowbird ✓
5Rusty Blackbird ✓
45Common Grackle ✓
4Boat-tailed Grackle ✓
1Orange-crowned Warbler ✓
9Common Yellowthroat ✓
1Pine Warbler ✓
XNorthern Cardinal ✓

November 8

1Laughing Gull ✓
3Turkey Vulture ✓
6Clapper Rail ✓
1Barred Owl ✓
1Red-headed Woodpecker ✓
4Blue-winged Teal ✓
1Northern Harrier ✓
1Merlin ✓
1Eastern Meadowlark ✓

November 7

1Lesser Yellowlegs ✓
3Ring-billed Gull ✓
1Forster's Tern ✓
11Black Vulture ✓
3Palm Warbler ✓
1Wilson's Snipe ✓
1Spotted Sandpiper ✓
5European Starling ✓