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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.

October 31

10Black-bellied Whistling-Duck ✓
3Common Gallinule ✓
3Pied-billed Grebe ✓
5Anhinga ✓
10White Ibis ✓
3Little Blue Heron ✓
4Tricolored Heron ✓
3Snowy Egret ✓
1Green Heron ✓
7Great Egret ✓
6Great Blue Heron ✓
1Black Vulture ✓
1Northern Harrier ✓
5Belted Kingfisher ✓
3Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
1Pileated Woodpecker ✓
1Merlin ✓
3Eastern Phoebe ✓
25American Crow ✓
1Northern House Wren ✓
1Carolina Wren ✓
1Northern Mockingbird ✓
1Savannah Sparrow ✓
1Swamp Sparrow ✓
22Red-winged Blackbird ✓
50Common Grackle ✓
20Boat-tailed Grackle ✓
10Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓

October 28

2Turkey Vulture ✓
1Bald Eagle ✓
1Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
2Northern Flicker ✓
1Northern Cardinal ✓

October 26

3Mottled Duck ✓
1Mourning Dove ✓
2American Coot ✓
6Laughing Gull ✓
3Ring-billed Gull ✓
4Double-crested Cormorant ✓
2Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ✓
4Downy Woodpecker ✓
1White-eyed Vireo ✓
4Blue Jay ✓
4Fish Crow ✓
XCarolina Chickadee ✓
XTufted Titmouse ✓
6Tree Swallow ✓
4Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
1Golden-crowned Kinglet ✓
1White-breasted Nuthatch ✓
2Eastern Marsh Wren ✓
3Gray Catbird ✓
4Eastern Bluebird ✓
1Hermit Thrush ✓
2House Finch ✓
1White-crowned Sparrow ✓
7White-throated Sparrow ✓
15Song Sparrow ✓
4Common Yellowthroat ✓
1Indigo Bunting ✓