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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 Laurel Hill Wildlife Drive, Savannah Wildlife refuge

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

March 12

7Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
52Blue-winged Teal
10Northern Shoveler
1Mallard
2Mottled Duck
1Ring-necked Duck
6Mourning Dove
1Clapper Rail
XCommon Gallinule
XAmerican Coot
1Gray-headed Swamphen
4Killdeer
6Wilson's Snipe
14Lesser Yellowlegs
2Greater Yellowlegs
4Pectoral Sandpiper
1Ring-billed Gull
4Anhinga
13Glossy Ibis
2American Bittern
2Little Blue Heron
2Tricolored Heron
3Snowy Egret
9Great Egret
4Great Blue Heron
9Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
1Northern Harrier
1Bald Eagle
1Belted Kingfisher
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
4Eastern Phoebe
1Blue Jay
1Carolina Chickadee
3Tufted Titmouse
100Tree Swallow
1Purple Martin
2Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
3Carolina Wren
1Brown Thrasher
2Northern Mockingbird
1Eastern Bluebird
8American Robin
2White-throated Sparrow
6Song Sparrow
3Swamp Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
8Eastern Meadowlark
15Red-winged Blackbird
1Rusty Blackbird
8Common Grackle
7Boat-tailed Grackle
1Orange-crowned Warbler
1Common Yellowthroat
XYellow-rumped Warbler
2Yellow-throated Warbler
1Northern Cardinal