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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.

December 9

6Wood Duck
1Blue-winged Teal
1Gadwall
85Green-winged Teal
XCommon Gallinule
XAmerican Coot
1Killdeer
2Semipalmated Plover
1Wilson's Snipe
3Greater Yellowlegs
2Least Sandpiper
7Ring-billed Gull
6Pied-billed Grebe
3Anhinga
1Little Blue Heron
3Snowy Egret
2Great Egret
3Great Blue Heron
1Osprey
4Bald Eagle
2Red-shouldered Hawk
4Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
5Red-bellied Woodpecker
6Downy Woodpecker
2Pileated Woodpecker
4Northern Flicker
3Eastern Phoebe
1White-eyed Vireo
3Blue Jay
4American Crow
2Fish Crow
XCarolina Chickadee
XTufted Titmouse
6Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Northern House Wren
1Sedge Wren
8Carolina Wren
2Gray Catbird
2Northern Mockingbird
4Eastern Bluebird
5Hermit Thrush
25Cedar Waxwing
2Purple Finch
5American Goldfinch
12White-throated Sparrow
9Song Sparrow
8Swamp Sparrow
1Baltimore Oriole
6Red-winged Blackbird
15Rusty Blackbird
XCommon Grackle
1Boat-tailed Grackle
2Orange-crowned Warbler
1Common Yellowthroat
1Pine Warbler
36Yellow-rumped Warbler
XNorthern Cardinal

December 4

1Northern Shoveler
1Mourning Dove
2Clapper Rail
1Sora
3Double-crested Cormorant
5White Ibis
2Tricolored Heron
1Green Heron
4Turkey Vulture
1Northern Harrier
3Belted Kingfisher
1Blue-headed Vireo
5Tree Swallow
1Golden-crowned Kinglet
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
2Winter Wren
2Marsh Wren
4American Robin
3American Pipit
2House Finch
3Savannah Sparrow
4Palm Warbler