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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 Savannah NWR--Laurel Hill Wildlife Dr

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

June 7

2Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
2Mottled Duck
8Mourning Dove
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
2Common Nighthawk
9Common Gallinule
2Purple Gallinule
6Black-necked Stilt
5Killdeer
6Least Tern
2Gull-billed Tern
2Royal Tern
16Anhinga
2Double-crested Cormorant
1Least Bittern
2Little Blue Heron
2Tricolored Heron
3Snowy Egret
1Green Heron
6Western Cattle-Egret
4Great Egret
2Great Blue Heron
4Black Vulture
5Turkey Vulture
2Mississippi Kite
1Red-tailed Hawk
5Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
2Great Crested Flycatcher
2Blue Jay
3Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
8Barn Swallow
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
3Carolina Wren
4Northern Mockingbird
1Eastern Towhee
1Orchard Oriole
50Red-winged Blackbird
1Brown-headed Cowbird
1Common Grackle
10Boat-tailed Grackle
2Common Yellowthroat
2Yellow-throated Warbler
7Northern Cardinal
1Blue Grosbeak
5Indigo Bunting
2Painted Bunting

June 6

1Ring-necked Duck
1Wood Stork
1Swallow-tailed Kite
4Fish Crow
1Brown Thrasher
1Eastern Kingbird

June 5

1Common Tern

June 3

2Black-crowned Night Heron
2Osprey
2White-eyed Vireo
3House Finch

June 2

2Forster's Tern