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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.

January 23

2Blue-winged Teal
4Northern Shoveler
8Gadwall
6American Wigeon
38Northern Pintail
4Green-winged Teal
600Ring-necked Duck
2Ruddy Duck
8Mourning Dove
20Common Gallinule
25American Coot
1Killdeer
2Wilson's Snipe
6Pied-billed Grebe
4Double-crested Cormorant
19White Ibis
5Black-crowned Night Heron
8Little Blue Heron
4Tricolored Heron
16Snowy Egret
2Great Egret
2Great Blue Heron
6Turkey Vulture
2Red-tailed Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
4Eastern Phoebe
1White-eyed Vireo
1Loggerhead Shrike
1Blue Jay
2Tufted Titmouse
3Ruby-crowned Kinglet
3Carolina Wren
3Gray Catbird
6Northern Mockingbird
2Hermit Thrush
2American Robin
1White-throated Sparrow
8Savannah Sparrow
3Song Sparrow
4Swamp Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
4Eastern Meadowlark
6Red-winged Blackbird
3Yellow-rumped Warbler
3Northern Cardinal
3Anhinga
1Glossy Ibis
1Northern Harrier
1American Kestrel
1American Bittern
2Bald Eagle
1Carolina Chickadee
XTree Swallow
25Lesser Scaup
2Hooded Merganser
1Sora
1Black Vulture
2Red-shouldered Hawk
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Merlin
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1House Finch
1Common Grackle
1Common Yellowthroat

January 22

1Western Cattle-Egret
1Northern House Wren
2Boat-tailed Grackle
1American Woodcock

January 21

1Downy Woodpecker
12Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
4Mallard
2Brown Thrasher

January 20

1Northern Waterthrush
1Palm Warbler
5Forster's Tern
2Wood Stork
1Marsh Wren
1Sedge Wren

January 19

2Fish Crow
1Orange-crowned Warbler
1Osprey
1American Crow
2Lincoln's Sparrow
2Redhead
2Laughing Gull
2Eastern Bluebird

January 17

4Wood Duck
1Rock Pigeon
1American Herring Gull
2Mottled Duck
1Clapper Rail
4Ring-billed Gull
1American Redstart
3American Black Duck
1American White Pelican
1Pine Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler
1Virginia Rail