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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 22

1Common Gallinule
6Purple Gallinule
11Anhinga
2White Ibis
3Little Blue Heron
22Western Cattle-Egret
2Great Egret
2Osprey
1Downy Woodpecker
3American Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
3Barn Swallow
9Red-winged Blackbird
2Brown-headed Cowbird
5Prothonotary Warbler
1Northern Cardinal
4Mourning Dove
1Snowy Egret
1Green Heron
2Great Blue Heron
1Black Vulture
2Turkey Vulture
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Great Crested Flycatcher
1Eastern Kingbird
2Tufted Titmouse
4Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
3Carolina Wren
1Chipping Sparrow
3Boat-tailed Grackle
1Northern Waterthrush
1Painted Bunting

July 21

1Least Bittern
3Tricolored Heron
1Mississippi Kite
3Blue Jay
6Northern Mockingbird
2Orchard Oriole
8Common Grackle
2Blue Grosbeak
7Indigo Bunting

July 20

1Eurasian Collared-Dove
1Killdeer
2Pied-billed Grebe
1Double-crested Cormorant
2Swallow-tailed Kite

July 19

1Least Tern
5Rock Pigeon
1Clapper Rail
1Red-tailed Hawk
7Least Sandpiper
3Common Yellowthroat

July 18

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