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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 3

2Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
37Wood Duck
8Common Gallinule
1Little Blue Heron
1Green Heron
1Great Egret
2Great Blue Heron
2Ruby-throated Hummingbird
24Anhinga
3Tricolored Heron
8Snowy Egret
1Turkey Vulture
1Mississippi Kite
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Acadian Flycatcher
6White-eyed Vireo
12American Crow
3Carolina Chickadee
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
4Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
4Carolina Wren
10Red-winged Blackbird
5Common Grackle
6Common Yellowthroat
5Northern Parula
1Yellow-throated Warbler
6Northern Cardinal
1Indigo Bunting
2Painted Bunting

June 2

20Canada Goose
1Blue-winged Teal
5Mourning Dove
1American Coot
3Black-necked Stilt
1Killdeer
6Semipalmated Sandpiper
1Black Skimmer
2Common Tern
2White Ibis
1Black-crowned Night Heron
1Fish Crow
1Eastern Bluebird
6Boat-tailed Grackle
1Prothonotary Warbler

May 30

3Chimney Swift
2Semipalmated Plover
6Laughing Gull
1Least Tern
3Wood Stork
1Roseate Spoonbill
1Least Bittern
1Yellow-crowned Night Heron
1Brown Pelican
1Osprey
1Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Red-eyed Vireo
2Tufted Titmouse