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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.

January 11

7Blue-winged Teal
12Northern Shoveler
3Mallard
11Mourning Dove
17Common Gallinule
6American Coot
8Forster's Tern
1Pied-billed Grebe
2Anhinga
2Double-crested Cormorant
3White Ibis
15Glossy Ibis
1American Bittern
3Black-crowned Night Heron
10Little Blue Heron
1Tricolored Heron
11Snowy Egret
10Great Egret
6Great Blue Heron
2Turkey Vulture
2Northern Harrier
2Bald Eagle
1Red-tailed Hawk
2Belted Kingfisher
3Eastern Phoebe
1Loggerhead Shrike
1Carolina Chickadee
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
3Northern House Wren
2Carolina Wren
1Gray Catbird
3Northern Mockingbird
2White-throated Sparrow
8Savannah Sparrow
5Song Sparrow
10Swamp Sparrow
36Red-winged Blackbird
3Common Grackle
21Yellow-rumped Warbler
7Northern Cardinal
36Ring-necked Duck
1Killdeer
1Wilson's Snipe
6Tufted Titmouse
4Golden-crowned Kinglet
2Marsh Wren
5American Robin
1Grasshopper Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
1Eastern Meadowlark
1American Wigeon
2Hooded Merganser
1Sora
1Red-shouldered Hawk
3Red-bellied Woodpecker
5Northern Flicker
1Peregrine Falcon
3Blue Jay
100Fish Crow
12Tree Swallow
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Hermit Thrush
1Fox Sparrow
4Orange-crowned Warbler
1Common Yellowthroat

January 10

1American Crow
4Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
5Mottled Duck
1Cooper's Hawk
1Boat-tailed Grackle
1Palm Warbler

January 9

1Osprey
1Western Cattle-Egret
1Downy Woodpecker
2American Goldfinch

January 8

4Northern Pintail
14Green-winged Teal
1Clapper Rail
1Field Sparrow
1American Kestrel
2White-crowned Sparrow
1Vesper Sparrow

January 7

2Wood Stork
1Pileated Woodpecker
2Wood Duck
1Brown Thrasher
7Cedar Waxwing

January 6

4Lesser Scaup