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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.

February 16

26Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
7Blue-winged Teal
4Northern Shoveler
2Green-winged Teal
200Ring-necked Duck
1Ruddy Duck
20Common Gallinule
20American Coot
1Anhinga
26White Ibis
6Glossy Ibis
2American Bittern
5Little Blue Heron
1Tricolored Heron
17Snowy Egret
1Western Cattle-Egret
1Great Egret
10Turkey Vulture
2Northern Harrier
1Eastern Phoebe
20Tree Swallow
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2Northern Mockingbird
8Savannah Sparrow
5Song Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
2Eastern Meadowlark
1Red-winged Blackbird
8Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Northern Cardinal
1Gadwall
30American Wigeon
4Mottled Duck
2Killdeer
1Forster's Tern
2Pied-billed Grebe
1Great Blue Heron
1Black Vulture
1Osprey
6Bald Eagle
1Belted Kingfisher
2Swamp Sparrow
2Orange-crowned Warbler
7Mourning Dove
7Greater Yellowlegs
2Double-crested Cormorant
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Barred Owl
3Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1White-eyed Vireo
1Tufted Titmouse
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
3Northern House Wren
4Carolina Wren
2Gray Catbird
1Hermit Thrush
4American Robin
13Cedar Waxwing
8White-throated Sparrow
2Boat-tailed Grackle
1Common Yellowthroat

February 15

1Wilson's Snipe
2Laughing Gull
45Ring-billed Gull
1Blue Jay
2Carolina Chickadee
2Black-and-white Warbler
1Pine Warbler

February 14

1Black-crowned Night Heron
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1American Crow
3Common Grackle
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Palm Warbler
1Northern Flicker
2Marsh Wren
3Mallard
1Sora
3Lesser Yellowlegs
3Semipalmated Plover

February 13

2Hooded Merganser
1Roseate Spoonbill

February 12

1Loggerhead Shrike

February 11

1Ring-necked Pheasant
1Wood Duck
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Merlin
2Fish Crow
1Cooper's Hawk
1House Finch
1Fox Sparrow

February 10

1Baltimore Oriole
1Yellow-throated Warbler
2Canvasback
2Wood Stork
1Spotted Sandpiper
1American Kestrel
2European Starling
1American Pipit
1Lincoln's Sparrow
1Northern Waterthrush