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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--Audubon Swamp Garden

Only the most recent report per species is shown. Some reports may be pending verification.

May 9

20Wood Duck
4Mourning Dove
4Chimney Swift
2Common Gallinule
3Anhinga
3Little Blue Heron
4Green Heron
40Great Egret
16Great Blue Heron
2Glossy Ibis
2Turkey Vulture
3Mississippi Kite
6Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
4Great Crested Flycatcher
4White-eyed Vireo
2Yellow-throated Vireo
1American Crow
2Fish Crow
6Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
6Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
10Carolina Wren
2Northern Mockingbird
6Eastern Bluebird
10Red-winged Blackbird
10Common Grackle
2Boat-tailed Grackle
3Prothonotary Warbler
1Common Yellowthroat
8Northern Parula
6Pine Warbler
4Yellow-throated Warbler
2Summer Tanager
10Northern Cardinal
8Painted Bunting

May 8

6Snowy Egret

May 7

2Black-crowned Night Heron
2Red-shouldered Hawk