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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.

April 1

1Mourning Dove
11Common Gallinule
3American Coot
2Killdeer
1Pied-billed Grebe
2Anhinga
2Little Blue Heron
10Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
1Brown Pelican
1Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
1Tree Swallow
2Savannah Sparrow
1Baltimore Oriole
12Red-winged Blackbird
3Brown-headed Cowbird
9Boat-tailed Grackle
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler
1Northern Cardinal
2Blue-winged Teal
3Mottled Duck
1Clapper Rail
1Purple Gallinule
1Wilson's Snipe
15Dunlin
1Forster's Tern
1Double-crested Cormorant
6White Ibis
21Glossy Ibis
1Tricolored Heron
48Snowy Egret
2Turkey Vulture
3Osprey
3Northern Harrier
2Bald Eagle
3Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Merlin
2White-eyed Vireo
1Blue Jay
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Northern House Wren
2Carolina Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
2Hermit Thrush
11Cedar Waxwing
1White-throated Sparrow
4Swamp Sparrow
2Common Yellowthroat
1Northern Parula

March 31

1Belted Kingfisher
1Barn Swallow
16Common Grackle
1Wood Stork
2Eastern Towhee
1Greater Yellowlegs
1American Bittern
1Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
1Bonaparte's Gull
1Green Heron
1Downy Woodpecker
1Palm Warbler

March 30

3Rock Pigeon
2Laughing Gull
4Ring-billed Gull
1Black Vulture
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
2Eastern Phoebe
1American Crow
2Fish Crow
2Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1Marsh Wren
4European Starling
2Gray Catbird
8Eastern Bluebird
3American Robin
1House Sparrow
2Song Sparrow
1Pine Warbler
2Ring-necked Duck
2Blue-headed Vireo

March 28

2Green-winged Teal
1Red-tailed Hawk
XMallard
XSora
XHouse Finch

March 27

5Western Cattle-Egret
1Black-and-white Warbler
1Wood Duck
1Red-eyed Vireo
1Loggerhead Shrike
1Black-necked Stilt
1White-breasted Nuthatch

March 26

2Sedge Wren
1Orange-crowned Warbler