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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 30

5Canada Goose
1Wood Duck
4Mourning Dove
1Clapper Rail
XCommon Gallinule
XAmerican Coot
2Black-necked Stilt
3Killdeer
7Lesser Yellowlegs
3Greater Yellowlegs
5Least Sandpiper
2Laughing Gull
6Forster's Tern
1Royal Tern
2Pied-billed Grebe
3Anhinga
7Double-crested Cormorant
6White Ibis
3Glossy Ibis
4Tricolored Heron
XSnowy Egret
XGreat Egret
2Great Blue Heron
4Turkey Vulture
2Red-shouldered Hawk
2Belted Kingfisher
3Red-bellied Woodpecker
3Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
2Eastern Phoebe
10White-eyed Vireo
2Blue-headed Vireo
5American Crow
4Fish Crow
XCarolina Chickadee
XTufted Titmouse
200Tree Swallow
12Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1White-breasted Nuthatch
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
30Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Northern House Wren
1Sedge Wren
3Marsh Wren
XCarolina Wren
1Gray Catbird
1Brown Thrasher
1Northern Mockingbird
2Hermit Thrush
16Cedar Waxwing
1American Goldfinch
5White-throated Sparrow
4Song Sparrow
4Swamp Sparrow
XRed-winged Blackbird
2Brown-headed Cowbird
16Rusty Blackbird
XCommon Grackle
XBoat-tailed Grackle
1Orange-crowned Warbler
5Common Yellowthroat
16Northern Parula
4Palm Warbler
4Pine Warbler
12Yellow-rumped Warbler
5Yellow-throated Warbler
1Prairie Warbler
XNorthern Cardinal

March 28

3Blue-winged Teal
2American Bittern
2Black-crowned Night Heron
4Little Blue Heron
2Green Heron
5American Wigeon
5Ring-billed Gull
1Yellow-crowned Night Heron
4Black Vulture
1Bald Eagle
30Barn Swallow
1Eastern Bluebird
2House Finch

March 26

2Mallard
3Green-winged Teal
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1Wild Turkey
1Chimney Swift
1Sora
1Wilson's Snipe
1Pectoral Sandpiper
2American Herring Gull
1Western Cattle-Egret
1Sharp-shinned Hawk
1Cooper's Hawk
1Northern Harrier
1Eastern Kingbird
1Golden-crowned Kinglet
1Savannah Sparrow
2Eastern Towhee
1Black-and-white Warbler
1Painted Bunting

March 25

3Blue Jay
2European Starling
2American Robin
1House Sparrow

March 24

1Barred Owl