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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.

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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.

September 27

2Common Gallinule ✓
1Pied-billed Grebe ✓
5Anhinga ✓
7Western Cattle-Egret ✓
1Osprey ✓
1Northern Harrier ✓
1Eastern Phoebe ✓
1Gray Catbird ✓
1Northern Mockingbird ✓
4Red-winged Blackbird ✓
1Common Yellowthroat ✓
3Palm Warbler ✓
1Great Egret ✓
1Northern Flicker ✓
3Barn Swallow ✓
2Brown Thrasher ✓
1Indigo Bunting ✓
2Clapper Rail ✓
3Sora ✓
1Purple Gallinule ✓
XBlack-necked Stilt ✓
18Laughing Gull ✓
2White Ibis ✓
3Roseate Spoonbill ✓
4Great Blue Heron ✓
4Turkey Vulture ✓
2Red-tailed Hawk ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
3Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
1Peregrine Falcon ✓
1Great Crested Flycatcher ✓
4White-eyed Vireo ✓
3Blue Jay ✓
1American Crow ✓
2Carolina Chickadee ✓
2Tree Swallow ✓
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ✓
3Carolina Wren ✓
2Swainson's Thrush ✓
1Yellow-breasted Chat ✓
2Boat-tailed Grackle ✓
3Northern Waterthrush ✓
1Black-and-white Warbler ✓
40American Redstart ✓
1Northern Parula ✓
1Magnolia Warbler ✓
8Northern Yellow Warbler ✓
2Black-throated Blue Warbler ✓
8Northern Cardinal ✓
3Mourning Dove ✓
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird ✓
2Royal Tern ✓
1Little Blue Heron ✓
1Green Heron ✓
3Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
2Downy Woodpecker ✓
1American Kestrel ✓
4Tufted Titmouse ✓
2House Finch ✓
8Common Grackle ✓
3Painted Bunting ✓

September 26

2Killdeer ✓
1Northern House Wren ✓
2Chipping Sparrow ✓
1Hooded Warbler ✓
1Blue Grosbeak ✓

September 25

1Snowy Egret ✓
1Cooper's Hawk ✓
1Bald Eagle ✓
1Eastern Bluebird ✓
2Prairie Warbler ✓
1Summer Tanager ✓
1Yellow-throated Vireo ✓
1Red-eyed Vireo ✓
1Ovenbird ✓
1Tennessee Warbler ✓
1Cape May Warbler ✓

September 23

9Blue-winged Teal ✓
1Virginia Rail ✓
8Tricolored Heron ✓
2Black Vulture ✓
1Blackburnian Warbler ✓

September 22

3Eurasian Collared-Dove ✓
2Solitary Sandpiper ✓
3Double-crested Cormorant ✓
2Glossy Ibis ✓
1Red-headed Woodpecker ✓
1American Robin ✓

September 21

1Wood Stork ✓
1Eastern Kingbird ✓