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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.

January 16

20Common Gallinule
5American Coot
18White Ibis
5Glossy Ibis
1Black-crowned Night Heron
18Little Blue Heron
4Tricolored Heron
3Snowy Egret
5Great Egret
3Great Blue Heron
1Bald Eagle
3Eastern Phoebe
1Northern Mockingbird
4Red-winged Blackbird
4Blue-winged Teal
237Northern Shoveler
4Green-winged Teal
373Ring-necked Duck
5Mourning Dove
6Killdeer
6Pied-billed Grebe
3Anhinga
1Double-crested Cormorant
1American Bittern
2Turkey Vulture
1Northern Harrier
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
1Northern Flicker
1Loggerhead Shrike
1Blue Jay
100Tree Swallow
1White-throated Sparrow
3Song Sparrow
2Swamp Sparrow
15Eastern Meadowlark
6Common Grackle
2Northern Cardinal
3Northern Pintail
2Wilson's Snipe
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Marsh Wren
1Carolina Wren
4Savannah Sparrow

January 15

2Forster's Tern
1Western Cattle-Egret
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Barn Swallow
2Black Vulture
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Gadwall
18Mottled Duck
1Lesser Scaup
1Wood Stork
2Carolina Chickadee
1Brown Thrasher
1Chipping Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
1Palm Warbler

January 13

3Tufted Titmouse
1Sharp-shinned Hawk
1Downy Woodpecker
2Gray Catbird
1Orange-crowned Warbler
3Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Sora
2Pileated Woodpecker
1Fish Crow
1Merlin
2Wood Duck
1American Crow
1Northern House Wren
2Cooper's Hawk
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Hermit Thrush
1American Robin
2Common Yellowthroat
1Canvasback
1Ruddy Duck

January 12

2Golden-crowned Kinglet
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Osprey
1Northern Waterthrush

January 11

3Mallard
1Grasshopper Sparrow
1American Wigeon
2Hooded Merganser
1Peregrine Falcon
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Fox Sparrow

January 10

4Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
1Boat-tailed Grackle