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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 19

1Mourning Dove
1Least Tern
8Anhinga
2Snowy Egret
6Western Cattle-Egret
3Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
1Osprey
2Barn Swallow
5Rock Pigeon
1Clapper Rail
1Common Gallinule
2Purple Gallinule
5Little Blue Heron
1Tricolored Heron
3Turkey Vulture
1Swallow-tailed Kite
1Red-tailed Hawk
4Carolina Wren
2Northern Mockingbird
50Red-winged Blackbird
1Common Grackle
3Boat-tailed Grackle
6Northern Cardinal
5Indigo Bunting
1Painted Bunting
1Least Bittern
1Green Heron
2Black Vulture
3Mississippi Kite
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Blue Jay
7Least Sandpiper
8White Ibis
2Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
3Common Yellowthroat

July 18

1Double-crested Cormorant
5Cliff Swallow
2Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
2Common Nighthawk
2Spotted Sandpiper
1Cooper's Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
2Great Crested Flycatcher
1Marsh Wren
1Brown Thrasher
1Eastern Meadowlark

July 15

1Pied-billed Grebe

July 14

1Wood Duck

July 13

1Glossy Ibis
8Fish Crow
1Killdeer
2Brown-headed Cowbird
1Downy Woodpecker
3American Crow