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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.

December 5

1Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
9Blue-winged Teal
1Northern Shoveler
12Mallard
20American Coot
2Anhinga
6White Ibis
6Snowy Egret
1Great Blue Heron
1Brown Pelican

December 4

5Rock Pigeon
65Common Gallinule
3Purple Gallinule
1Killdeer
2Pied-billed Grebe
1Glossy Ibis
5Little Blue Heron
2Great Egret
2Cooper's Hawk
3Northern Harrier
2Eastern Phoebe
30American Crow
100Tree Swallow
2White-throated Sparrow
2Savannah Sparrow
1Song Sparrow
4Swamp Sparrow
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Northern Cardinal
6Gadwall
8American Wigeon
3American Black Duck
8Mottled Duck
4Northern Pintail
20Green-winged Teal
2Mourning Dove
1Clapper Rail
8Wilson's Snipe
6Lesser Yellowlegs
1Turkey Vulture
1Red-tailed Hawk
1American Kestrel
1Blue Jay
1Marsh Wren
1Gray Catbird
1Northern Mockingbird
10Eastern Meadowlark
5Red-winged Blackbird
3Brown-headed Cowbird
30Boat-tailed Grackle
2Palm Warbler
2Tricolored Heron
1Osprey
1Loggerhead Shrike
4Ring-necked Duck
1Greater Yellowlegs
1Ring-billed Gull
2Double-crested Cormorant
4Western Cattle-Egret
1Black Vulture
1Bald Eagle
1Downy Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
1Merlin
1Carolina Chickadee
6Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Northern House Wren
3Carolina Wren
1Eastern Towhee
1Orange-crowned Warbler
1Common Yellowthroat
6Snow Goose
1Gray-headed Swamphen
4Wood Duck
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
1Black-and-white Warbler

December 3

3Tufted Titmouse
1Winter Wren
1Hermit Thrush
1House Finch
1White-crowned Sparrow
1Lincoln's Sparrow

December 2

50Common Grackle

December 1

1American Bittern
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
2American Robin

November 30

1Virginia Rail
1Sora
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1American Pipit
5Rusty Blackbird

November 29

1Laughing Gull
2Short-billed Dowitcher
7Ruddy Turnstone
1Wood Stork
1Fish Crow