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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 23

1Mourning Dove
1Black-necked Stilt
2Killdeer
1Gull-billed Tern
XAnhinga
4Double-crested Cormorant
1White Ibis
XTricolored Heron
1Snowy Egret
4Western Cattle-Egret
XGreat Egret
2Great Blue Heron
2Black Vulture
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
3Blue Jay
3American Crow
XCarolina Chickadee
XTufted Titmouse
1Carolina Wren
2Northern Mockingbird
1Eastern Bluebird
XRed-winged Blackbird
XBoat-tailed Grackle
XNorthern Cardinal
8Wood Duck
2Mallard
1Sora
XCommon Gallinule
XAmerican Coot
1Wilson's Snipe
2Laughing Gull
5Forster's Tern
6Pied-billed Grebe
1Black-crowned Night Heron
1Little Blue Heron
7Turkey Vulture
1Sharp-shinned Hawk
1Bald Eagle
1Belted Kingfisher
4Downy Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
1Eastern Phoebe
14White-eyed Vireo
3Fish Crow
35Tree Swallow
23Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1White-breasted Nuthatch
25Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Sedge Wren
1Hermit Thrush
8Cedar Waxwing
2House Finch
3American Goldfinch
10White-throated Sparrow
1Song Sparrow
3Swamp Sparrow
7Brown-headed Cowbird
5Rusty Blackbird
XCommon Grackle
1Orange-crowned Warbler
4Common Yellowthroat
20Northern Parula
5Pine Warbler
14Yellow-rumped Warbler
8Yellow-throated Warbler

March 22

2Wood Stork
1American Bittern
2Green Heron
1Baltimore Oriole
7Ring-billed Gull
3Horned Grebe
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Gray Catbird

March 20

2Brown Pelican
1Osprey

March 19

1Blue-winged Teal
1Lesser Yellowlegs
1Caspian Tern
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Savannah Sparrow

March 18

1Barn Swallow
1Marsh Wren
1Pectoral Sandpiper
2Great Crested Flycatcher
8European Starling
2Brown Thrasher
1American Robin
1Chipping Sparrow

March 17

1Blue-headed Vireo