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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.

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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 17

40Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
40Ring-necked Duck
8Mourning Dove
26Common Gallinule
6American Coot
5Killdeer
6Pied-billed Grebe
15Anhinga
4White Ibis
20Little Blue Heron
2Great Egret
3Great Blue Heron
7Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
1Northern Harrier
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Great Horned Owl
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
2Eastern Phoebe
1Fish Crow
2Tufted Titmouse
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2Carolina Wren
25American Robin
12Cedar Waxwing
3Savannah Sparrow
7Song Sparrow
3Swamp Sparrow
3Eastern Towhee
60Red-winged Blackbird
8Common Grackle
1Orange-crowned Warbler
1Common Yellowthroat
27Yellow-rumped Warbler
6Northern Cardinal
5American Wigeon
2Ruddy Duck
1Greater Yellowlegs
4Double-crested Cormorant
4Glossy Ibis
2Tricolored Heron
13Snowy Egret
1Belted Kingfisher
10Tree Swallow
1House Finch
1Boat-tailed Grackle
1Hooded Merganser
1American Bittern
1Bald Eagle
10Blue-winged Teal
1Northern Shoveler
4Mottled Duck
1Wilson's Snipe
5Lesser Yellowlegs
1Sharp-shinned Hawk
2Northern Mockingbird

February 16

2Green-winged Teal
1Western Cattle-Egret
2Eastern Meadowlark
1Gadwall
1Forster's Tern
1Black Vulture
1Barred Owl
1White-eyed Vireo
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
3Northern House Wren
2Gray Catbird
1Hermit Thrush
8White-throated Sparrow

February 15

1King Rail
1Virginia Rail
1Black-bellied Plover
1Spotted Sandpiper
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
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Palm Warbler
1Northern Flicker
2Marsh Wren
3Mallard
1Sora
3Semipalmated Plover

February 13

1Roseate Spoonbill
1Cooper's Hawk

February 12

1Loggerhead Shrike

February 11

1Ring-necked Pheasant
1Wood Duck
1Merlin
1Fox Sparrow