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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 12

1Laughing Gull
1Least Tern
2Anhinga
1Glossy Ibis
1Snowy Egret
1Brown Pelican
1Osprey
1Red-winged Blackbird
2Boat-tailed Grackle
63Wood Duck
2Mourning Dove
1Common Gallinule
1White Ibis
2Tricolored Heron
10Great Egret
10Great Blue Heron
3Black Vulture
3Turkey Vulture
1Barred Owl
2White-eyed Vireo
2Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
1Carolina Wren
4Eastern Bluebird
XCommon Grackle
1Black-and-white Warbler
2Prothonotary Warbler
1Nashville Warbler
3Common Yellowthroat
1Northern Parula
3Yellow-rumped Warbler
XNorthern Cardinal

April 9

XMallard
XEurasian Collared-Dove
XKilldeer
XLesser Yellowlegs
XGreater Yellowlegs
XWood Stork
XDouble-crested Cormorant
XLittle Blue Heron
XRed-bellied Woodpecker
XDowny Woodpecker
XBlue-headed Vireo
XBlue Jay
XAmerican Crow
XTree Swallow
XRuby-crowned Kinglet
XBlue-gray Gnatcatcher
XMarsh Wren
XNorthern Mockingbird
XHouse Sparrow
XHouse Finch
XPurple Finch
XWhite-throated Sparrow
XPine Warbler
1Black-necked Stilt
1Yellow-crowned Night Heron
2Purple Martin
4Brown-headed Cowbird
1Yellow-throated Warbler
1Clapper Rail
11American Coot
1Hudsonian Whimbrel
1Royal Tern
1Green Heron
1Bald Eagle
2Fish Crow
1American Bittern
1Canada Goose
1Spotted Sandpiper
1Willet
1Stilt Sandpiper
1Least Sandpiper
1American Herring Gull
4Forster's Tern
1Pied-billed Grebe
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-eyed Vireo
1Loggerhead Shrike
1Northern House Wren
1Sedge Wren
1American Robin
1Cedar Waxwing
2Seaside Sparrow
1Savannah Sparrow
1Eastern Meadowlark
1Ovenbird
1Summer Tanager

April 8

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

April 7

XBonaparte's Gull
4Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
1Wilson's Snipe
1Roseate Spoonbill
3Black-crowned Night Heron
1Swallow-tailed Kite
1Belted Kingfisher
2Pileated Woodpecker
1Eastern Kingbird
32Northern Rough-winged Swallow
2Hermit Thrush
1American Goldfinch
1Song Sparrow
6Swamp Sparrow
1Swainson's Warbler
1Hooded Warbler
1Prairie Warbler
1Painted Bunting

April 6

3Chimney Swift
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
3Gray Catbird
1Solitary Sandpiper
1Cooper's Hawk
1Northern Harrier