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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.

March 1

9Wood Duck
2Gadwall
1Mallard
6Mourning Dove
7Common Gallinule
48American Coot
4Killdeer
1Bonaparte's Gull
5Laughing Gull
3Ring-billed Gull
7Forster's Tern
1Royal Tern
6Pied-billed Grebe
5Anhinga
4Double-crested Cormorant
23White Ibis
3Little Blue Heron
4Tricolored Heron
8Snowy Egret
1Green Heron
9Great Egret
8Great Blue Heron
2Brown Pelican
1Turkey Vulture
1Bald Eagle
2Red-shouldered Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
7Red-bellied Woodpecker
4Downy Woodpecker
2Pileated Woodpecker
2Northern Flicker
3Eastern Phoebe
8White-eyed Vireo
2Blue-headed Vireo
3Blue Jay
5American Crow
13Fish Crow
XCarolina Chickadee
XTufted Titmouse
35Tree Swallow
7Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Sedge Wren
1Marsh Wren
XCarolina Wren
1Gray Catbird
1Brown Thrasher
1Northern Mockingbird
4Eastern Bluebird
3Hermit Thrush
10American Robin
8Cedar Waxwing
1House Finch
3American Goldfinch
8Chipping Sparrow
1Dark-eyed Junco
10White-throated Sparrow
12Song Sparrow
8Swamp Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
XRed-winged Blackbird
15Rusty Blackbird
XCommon Grackle
6Boat-tailed Grackle
1Common Yellowthroat
4Pine Warbler
42Yellow-rumped Warbler
7Yellow-throated Warbler
XNorthern Cardinal

February 28

2Red-tailed Hawk

February 24

12Blue-winged Teal
10Hooded Merganser
2Lesser Yellowlegs
2Black Vulture
1Brown-headed Cowbird