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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 Plantation & Gardens

Only the most recent report per species is shown. Some reports may be pending verification.

April 8

5Common Gallinule
15American Coot
8Black-necked Stilt
10Lesser Yellowlegs
10Least Tern
5Common Tern
5Anhinga
5Double-crested Cormorant
3White Ibis
1Little Blue Heron
13Snowy Egret
11Great Egret
2Brown Pelican
5Fish Crow
5Tufted Titmouse
65Tree Swallow
5Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Sedge Wren
2Marsh Wren
4Carolina Wren
5Cedar Waxwing
20Red-winged Blackbird
4Brown-headed Cowbird
15Boat-tailed Grackle
3Yellow-throated Warbler
10Northern Cardinal

April 7

XWood Duck
XMallard
XMourning Dove
XKilldeer
XBonaparte's Gull
XLaughing Gull
XForster's Tern
XPied-billed Grebe
XTurkey Vulture
XOsprey
XRed-tailed Hawk
XBarred Owl
XRed-bellied Woodpecker
XDowny Woodpecker
XWhite-eyed Vireo
XBlue Jay
XAmerican Crow
XCarolina Chickadee
XNorthern Mockingbird
XEastern Bluebird
XHouse Finch
XWhite-throated Sparrow
XSeaside Sparrow
XCommon Grackle
XCommon Yellowthroat
XNorthern Parula
XPalm Warbler
XPine Warbler
XYellow-rumped Warbler
4Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
2Blue-winged Teal
1Hudsonian Whimbrel
1Wilson's Snipe
3Greater Yellowlegs
1Roseate Spoonbill
1American Bittern
4Yellow-crowned Night Heron
3Black-crowned Night Heron
4Tricolored Heron
4Green Heron
XGreat Blue Heron
1Swallow-tailed Kite
2Bald Eagle
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
2Pileated Woodpecker
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1Eastern Kingbird
1Blue-headed Vireo
4Red-eyed Vireo
2Purple Martin
32Northern Rough-winged Swallow
7Barn Swallow
18Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Northern House Wren
2Hermit Thrush
1American Goldfinch
1Song Sparrow
6Swamp Sparrow
1Ovenbird
1Black-and-white Warbler
2Prothonotary Warbler
1Swainson's Warbler
1Hooded Warbler
1Prairie Warbler
1Painted Bunting

April 6

7Canada Goose
3Chimney Swift
2Clapper Rail
2Black Vulture
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
3Gray Catbird
1Solitary Sandpiper
1American Robin
1Willet
3Royal Tern
1Cooper's Hawk
1Northern Harrier

April 4

1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Spotted Sandpiper

April 3

4Least Sandpiper
1Least Bittern
1Brown Thrasher