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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.

August 3

2Mourning Dove
1Common Gallinule
1Royal Tern
26Anhinga
1Double-crested Cormorant
2Little Blue Heron
3Snowy Egret
1Green Heron
14Western Cattle-Egret
2Great Egret
3Great Blue Heron
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Great Crested Flycatcher
3Red-eyed Vireo
1Loggerhead Shrike
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
3Carolina Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
2Red-winged Blackbird
1Common Grackle
4Northern Yellow Warbler
3Northern Cardinal
2Indigo Bunting

August 2

3Purple Gallinule
1Pied-billed Grebe
1Turkey Vulture
1White-eyed Vireo
1Blue Jay
1Louisiana Waterthrush
1Northern Waterthrush
1Prothonotary Warbler
1Swainson's Warbler
1Hooded Warbler
3American Redstart
1Northern Parula
1Prairie Warbler
2Painted Bunting
34Laughing Gull
11White Ibis
2Glossy Ibis
1Tricolored Heron
1Mississippi Kite
2Red-tailed Hawk
1Downy Woodpecker
2Tufted Titmouse
3Barn Swallow
2Brown Thrasher
2Boat-tailed Grackle
1Yellow-throated Warbler

August 1

1Yellow-crowned Night Heron
1Black-crowned Night Heron
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Eastern Phoebe
1Summer Tanager
1Wood Duck
1Osprey
1Carolina Chickadee
3House Finch

July 31

1Swallow-tailed Kite
1Blue Grosbeak
1Clapper Rail
4Black Vulture
1Cooper's Hawk
1Tree Swallow
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Spotted Sandpiper
1Eastern Kingbird
1Orchard Oriole
4Brown-headed Cowbird
1Common Yellowthroat
1Belted Kingfisher

July 30

2Chimney Swift
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1American Crow