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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.

November 5

1Sora ✓
21Common Gallinule ✓
8American Coot ✓
3Killdeer ✓
2Greater Yellowlegs ✓
17Anhinga ✓
13Double-crested Cormorant ✓
12White Ibis ✓
1American Bittern ✓
6Great Egret ✓
1Great Blue Heron ✓
1Black Vulture ✓
1Turkey Vulture ✓
3Northern Harrier ✓
2Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
2Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
1Downy Woodpecker ✓
3Eastern Phoebe ✓
2Blue Jay ✓
1Carolina Chickadee ✓
2Tufted Titmouse ✓
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
1Golden-crowned Kinglet ✓
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ✓
3Northern House Wren ✓
4Gray Catbird ✓
1Brown Thrasher ✓
2Northern Mockingbird ✓
5Savannah Sparrow ✓
4Song Sparrow ✓
7Swamp Sparrow ✓
4Eastern Towhee ✓
75Red-winged Blackbird ✓
6Common Grackle ✓
5Boat-tailed Grackle ✓
1Common Yellowthroat ✓
2Cape May Warbler
1Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
5Northern Cardinal ✓

November 3

1Purple Gallinule ✓
1Forster's Tern ✓
2Little Blue Heron ✓
1White-eyed Vireo ✓
1Loggerhead Shrike ✓
1Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
1Carolina Wren ✓
1Eastern Bluebird ✓
1House Sparrow ✓
1White-throated Sparrow ✓
1Snowy Egret ✓
1Northern Flicker ✓
2American Crow ✓
1Tricolored Heron ✓

November 2

1Mourning Dove ✓
1Royal Tern ✓
1Osprey ✓
1Blackpoll Warbler
1Palm Warbler ✓
1Pied-billed Grebe ✓
1Sharp-shinned Hawk ✓
1Red-tailed Hawk ✓
1Great Horned Owl ✓
1Merlin ✓
3Fish Crow ✓
12Tree Swallow ✓
1Hermit Thrush ✓
1Eastern Meadowlark ✓
3American Redstart
2Black-throated Blue Warbler ✓

November 1

3Blue-winged Teal ✓
40Laughing Gull ✓
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
7Barn Swallow ✓
1Chipping Sparrow ✓
2Northern Waterthrush
2Orange-crowned Warbler ✓
3Ring-necked Duck ✓
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo ✓
1Caspian Tern ✓
1Bald Eagle ✓
1American Kestrel ✓

October 31

3Wilson's Snipe ✓

October 30

1Black-bellied Plover ✓
2Yellow-crowned Night Heron ✓
2Green Heron ✓
2Sedge Wren ✓
1American Robin ✓
1Lincoln's Sparrow
11Black-bellied Whistling-Duck ✓
1Black-crowned Night Heron ✓