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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.

February 22

4Blue-winged Teal
1Mallard
10Rock Pigeon
16American Coot
1Laughing Gull
4Forster's Tern
1Pied-billed Grebe
2Wood Stork
5Anhinga
6White Ibis
3Little Blue Heron
1Tricolored Heron
6Snowy Egret
9Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
4Black Vulture
1Bald Eagle
2American Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
1Red-winged Blackbird
2Northern Cardinal

February 21

9Mourning Dove
1Clapper Rail
1Sora
7Common Gallinule
6Killdeer
5Double-crested Cormorant
1Green Heron
5Turkey Vulture
1Northern Harrier
2Red-shouldered Hawk
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
4Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
3Pileated Woodpecker
2Northern Flicker
5Eastern Phoebe
3White-eyed Vireo
3Fish Crow
2Tufted Titmouse
3Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Golden-crowned Kinglet
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Northern House Wren
1Sedge Wren
2Marsh Wren
7Carolina Wren
5Eastern Bluebird
1Hermit Thrush
14American Robin
12Cedar Waxwing
16Chipping Sparrow
3White-throated Sparrow
5Song Sparrow
2Swamp Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
1Rusty Blackbird
2Common Grackle
5Boat-tailed Grackle
6Pine Warbler
18Yellow-rumped Warbler
4Yellow-throated Warbler

February 18

10Wood Duck
2Gadwall
4Hooded Merganser
1Bonaparte's Gull
2Barred Owl
2Belted Kingfisher
1Blue-headed Vireo
1Blue Jay
16Tree Swallow
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Winter Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
5American Goldfinch
1Savannah Sparrow
1Brown-headed Cowbird
1Black-and-white Warbler

February 17

2Brown Pelican