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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.

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Recent reports from Savannah NWR--Laurel Hill Wildlife Dr

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

March 10

1Ring-necked Duck
4Mourning Dove
10Common Gallinule
3American Coot
4Killdeer
2Pied-billed Grebe
66Wood Stork
5Anhinga
2Double-crested Cormorant
121White Ibis
15Glossy Ibis
1Black-crowned Night Heron
3Little Blue Heron
35Snowy Egret
1Western Cattle-Egret
60Great Egret
16Great Blue Heron
45Turkey Vulture
2Osprey
2Northern Harrier
4Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
1Eastern Phoebe
3Tufted Titmouse
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
7Carolina Wren
3Gray Catbird
3Northern Mockingbird
6American Robin
2Eastern Towhee
5Eastern Meadowlark
35Red-winged Blackbird
38Boat-tailed Grackle
2Common Yellowthroat
30Yellow-rumped Warbler
8Northern Cardinal
1Carolina Chickadee
5Tree Swallow
4Savannah Sparrow
4Song Sparrow
2Common Grackle
1American Bittern
12American Crow
1Palm Warbler
2Blue-winged Teal
2King Rail
1Wilson's Snipe
1Spotted Sandpiper
1Greater Yellowlegs
1Tricolored Heron
1Bald Eagle
1Red-shouldered Hawk
2Red-tailed Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
1Blue Jay
25Fish Crow
1European Starling
1Brown Thrasher
1White-throated Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
4Yellow-throated Warbler

March 9

1Pileated Woodpecker
4Cedar Waxwing
8Mallard
2Black Vulture
1White-eyed Vireo
1Blue-headed Vireo
1Northern House Wren
1Marsh Wren
1Dark-eyed Junco
2Brown-headed Cowbird
1Orange-crowned Warbler
1Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
2Canada Goose
1Clapper Rail
1Sora
1Purple Gallinule
1Green Heron
1Northern Flicker
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Hermit Thrush
3White-crowned Sparrow
1Vesper Sparrow
1Nelson's Sparrow

March 7

38Lesser Yellowlegs
1Merlin
4Gadwall
1Cooper's Hawk
6American Wigeon
2Mottled Duck
50Laughing Gull

March 6

2Roseate Spoonbill
3Lesser Scaup
1Bonaparte's Gull

March 5

1Black-necked Stilt

March 4

12Ring-billed Gull
1Black-and-white Warbler
8Redhead