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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.

March 12

6Wood Duck
1Blue-winged Teal
2Mallard
1Common Gallinule
5Anhinga
2Double-crested Cormorant
12White Ibis
15Great Egret
9Great Blue Heron
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
2Pileated Woodpecker
3Eastern Phoebe
2White-eyed Vireo
3Carolina Chickadee
4Tufted Titmouse
2Ruby-crowned Kinglet
4Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Carolina Wren
2Brown Thrasher
5Cedar Waxwing
2Pine Siskin
3American Goldfinch
2White-throated Sparrow
2Swamp Sparrow
12Common Grackle
1Pine Warbler
7Yellow-rumped Warbler
2Northern Cardinal

March 11

1Mourning Dove
1Black Vulture
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Red-winged Blackbird
2Boat-tailed Grackle

March 8

1American Bittern
1Little Blue Heron
1Turkey Vulture
2Northern Flicker
3American Crow
1Marsh Wren
1Chipping Sparrow
12Rusty Blackbird
1Common Yellowthroat
2Yellow-throated Warbler