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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 13

2Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
1Canada Goose
16Wood Duck
3Mourning Dove
1Chimney Swift
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
XCommon Gallinule
XAmerican Coot
2Black-necked Stilt
2Killdeer
4Lesser Yellowlegs
1Greater Yellowlegs
5Least Sandpiper
5Laughing Gull
11Least Tern
1Forster's Tern
1Pied-billed Grebe
4Anhinga
8Double-crested Cormorant
1Yellow-crowned Night Heron
2Black-crowned Night Heron
3Little Blue Heron
1Tricolored Heron
XSnowy Egret
3Green Heron
XGreat Egret
XGreat Blue Heron
2Brown Pelican
5Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
1Red-shouldered Hawk
2Barred Owl
5Red-bellied Woodpecker
4Downy Woodpecker
3Pileated Woodpecker
2Great Crested Flycatcher
XWhite-eyed Vireo
2Blue-headed Vireo
3Red-eyed Vireo
3Blue Jay
4American Crow
3Fish Crow
XCarolina Chickadee
XTufted Titmouse
XRuby-crowned Kinglet
XBlue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Sedge Wren
3Marsh Wren
XCarolina Wren
1Gray Catbird
2Hermit Thrush
1American Robin
13Cedar Waxwing
18White-throated Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
XRed-winged Blackbird
6Brown-headed Cowbird
XCommon Grackle
XBoat-tailed Grackle
4Black-and-white Warbler
4Prothonotary Warbler
3Swainson's Warbler
8Common Yellowthroat
10Northern Parula
4Pine Warbler
6Yellow-rumped Warbler
4Yellow-throated Warbler
1Prairie Warbler
1Summer Tanager
XNorthern Cardinal

April 12

1Glossy Ibis
1White Ibis
3Black Vulture
4Eastern Bluebird
1Nashville Warbler

April 9

XMallard
XEurasian Collared-Dove
XWood Stork
XTree Swallow
XNorthern Mockingbird
XHouse Sparrow
XHouse Finch
XPurple Finch
2Purple Martin
1Clapper Rail
1Hudsonian Whimbrel
1Royal Tern
1Bald Eagle
1American Bittern
1Spotted Sandpiper
1Willet
1Stilt Sandpiper
1American Herring Gull
1Loggerhead Shrike
1Northern House Wren
2Seaside Sparrow
1Savannah Sparrow
1Eastern Meadowlark
1Ovenbird

April 8

5Common Tern
4Blue-winged Teal
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Barn Swallow
1Palm Warbler

April 7

XBonaparte's Gull
1Wilson's Snipe
1Roseate Spoonbill
1Swallow-tailed Kite
1Belted Kingfisher
1Eastern Kingbird
32Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1American Goldfinch
1Song Sparrow
1Hooded Warbler
1Painted Bunting