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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.

January 22

12Blue-winged Teal
2Mallard
2Mourning Dove
12Common Gallinule
150American Coot
6Killdeer
2Greater Yellowlegs
6Least Sandpiper
1Bonaparte's Gull
10Forster's Tern
2Pied-billed Grebe
4Anhinga
5Double-crested Cormorant
75White Ibis
1Little Blue Heron
2Tricolored Heron
7Snowy Egret
2Green Heron
7Great Egret
4Great Blue Heron
10Turkey Vulture
1Northern Harrier
2Belted Kingfisher
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
4Eastern Phoebe
2American Crow
2Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Sedge Wren
2Carolina Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
16White-throated Sparrow
4Song Sparrow
15Red-winged Blackbird
12Boat-tailed Grackle
1Pine Warbler
24Yellow-rumped Warbler
5Northern Cardinal
1Sora
1Limpkin
2Ring-billed Gull
1Osprey
1Bald Eagle
2Red-shouldered Hawk
1Downy Woodpecker
3Carolina Chickadee
4Tufted Titmouse
1Northern House Wren
1Black-and-white Warbler

January 21

XCanada Goose
XWood Duck
XGreen-winged Teal
XHooded Merganser
XLesser Yellowlegs
XWood Stork
XBlack Vulture
XGreat Horned Owl
XBarred Owl
XFish Crow
XWinter Wren
XEuropean Starling
XHermit Thrush
XAmerican Robin
XCedar Waxwing
XHouse Sparrow
XSeaside Sparrow
XSwamp Sparrow
XCommon Grackle
1Clapper Rail
12Wilson's Snipe
4Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
2Pileated Woodpecker
3Blue-headed Vireo
30Tree Swallow
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Marsh Wren
1Gray Catbird
1Brown Thrasher
3Eastern Bluebird
1American Pipit
5House Finch
3American Goldfinch
2Brown-headed Cowbird
14Rusty Blackbird
1Orange-crowned Warbler
3Palm Warbler

January 20

4Laughing Gull

January 19

12Rock Pigeon
1Brown Pelican
1Red-tailed Hawk
2White-eyed Vireo
1Savannah Sparrow
1Common Yellowthroat

January 18

1White-breasted Nuthatch
2Chipping Sparrow

January 17

3Brown-headed Nuthatch