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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.

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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.

June 28

1Wood Duck
11Mourning Dove
2Yellow-billed Cuckoo
2Chimney Swift
9Common Gallinule
1Killdeer
2Least Tern
26Anhinga
2Little Blue Heron
2Snowy Egret
2Green Heron
4Great Egret
3Great Blue Heron
2Black Vulture
1Mississippi Kite
1Blue Jay
3Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
1Purple Martin
2Barn Swallow
2Carolina Wren
5Northern Mockingbird
55Red-winged Blackbird
2Common Grackle
5Boat-tailed Grackle
8Northern Cardinal
6Indigo Bunting
3Painted Bunting
2Purple Gallinule
2Double-crested Cormorant
1Tricolored Heron
2Western Cattle-Egret
5Swallow-tailed Kite
1Blue Grosbeak
1Clapper Rail
3Least Bittern
2Osprey
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Eastern Kingbird
2Common Yellowthroat
2Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
1Great Crested Flycatcher
3Orchard Oriole
2Turkey Vulture
1Cooper's Hawk
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Fish Crow
2Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1European Starling
1Brown-headed Cowbird
1White Ibis
1White-eyed Vireo

June 27

1Brown Thrasher
3Tree Swallow
2Rock Pigeon
2American Herring Gull
4Forster's Tern
1Wood Stork
1Downy Woodpecker
2American Crow
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Marsh Wren
1Eastern Meadowlark
1Common Nighthawk
2Black-necked Stilt
1House Finch

June 26

1Great Horned Owl
1Black-crowned Night Heron
1Cliff Swallow
2Gull-billed Tern
2Yellow-crowned Night Heron
1Summer Tanager

June 24

1American Robin
1Chipping Sparrow

June 23

1Eastern Bluebird