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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.

January 13

12Northern Shoveler
6Common Gallinule
1American Coot
1Wood Stork
1Anhinga
1White Ibis
3Glossy Ibis
1Little Blue Heron
1Tricolored Heron
2Snowy Egret
1Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
1Northern Harrier
1Eastern Phoebe
12Blue-winged Teal
6Northern Pintail
2Green-winged Teal
300Ring-necked Duck
2Mourning Dove
30Killdeer
2Wilson's Snipe
2Turkey Vulture
1Loggerhead Shrike
3Tufted Titmouse
1Northern Mockingbird
12Savannah Sparrow
15Red-winged Blackbird
6Common Grackle
4Mottled Duck
1Sora
3Pied-billed Grebe
1American Bittern
1Red-shouldered Hawk
2Pileated Woodpecker
1Fish Crow
5Tree Swallow
1Carolina Wren
1Gray Catbird
5Song Sparrow
2Swamp Sparrow
2Yellow-rumped Warbler
3Northern Cardinal
4Black Vulture
1Merlin
12Eastern Meadowlark
2Double-crested Cormorant
5Black-crowned Night Heron
2Cooper's Hawk
3Bald Eagle
2Red-tailed Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
1Blue Jay
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Hermit Thrush
1American Robin
3White-throated Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
1Orange-crowned Warbler
2Common Yellowthroat
2Gadwall
1Canvasback
1Ruddy Duck

January 12

2Forster's Tern
1Carolina Chickadee
2Golden-crowned Kinglet
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Northern House Wren
2Marsh Wren
1Osprey
2American Crow
1Northern Waterthrush

January 11

3Mallard
1Grasshopper Sparrow
1American Wigeon
2Hooded Merganser
1Peregrine Falcon
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Fox Sparrow

January 10

4Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
1Boat-tailed Grackle
1Palm Warbler

January 9

1Western Cattle-Egret
1Downy Woodpecker
2American Goldfinch

January 8

1Clapper Rail
1Field Sparrow
1American Kestrel
2White-crowned Sparrow
1Vesper Sparrow

January 7

2Wood Duck
1Brown Thrasher
7Cedar Waxwing