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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.

July 6

XPurple Gallinule
2Common Gallinule
17Anhinga
4Little Blue Heron
81Western Cattle-Egret
4Great Egret
4Great Blue Heron
1Turkey Vulture
4Barn Swallow
2Carolina Wren
7Red-winged Blackbird
2Northern Cardinal
1Indigo Bunting
1Painted Bunting
6Mourning Dove
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
2Least Tern
1White Ibis
1Black-crowned Night Heron
1Snowy Egret
1Red-tailed Hawk
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1White-eyed Vireo
1Blue Jay
2Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
7Northern Mockingbird
1Eastern Bluebird
1Orchard Oriole
7Boat-tailed Grackle

July 3

1Killdeer
1Green Heron
2Common Grackle
50Swallow-tailed Kite
50Mississippi Kite
2Clapper Rail
1Tricolored Heron
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2House Finch
3Common Yellowthroat
3Yellow-throated Warbler
2Blue Grosbeak
1Pied-billed Grebe
1Least Bittern
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Eastern Kingbird
1Red-eyed Vireo
3Prothonotary Warbler
1Northern Parula

July 2

3Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
1Royal Tern
1Belted Kingfisher
1Marsh Wren
3Brown Thrasher

July 1

1Common Nighthawk
1Chimney Swift
4Wood Duck
4Double-crested Cormorant
8Glossy Ibis
1Red-headed Woodpecker