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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.

September 17

2Mourning Dove
22Common Gallinule
2Purple Gallinule
1Pied-billed Grebe
5Anhinga
1White Ibis
1Yellow-crowned Night Heron
1Little Blue Heron
4Snowy Egret
100Western Cattle-Egret
3Great Blue Heron
6Turkey Vulture
1Northern Harrier
2Red-tailed Hawk
1Eastern Kingbird
3Blue Jay
2Carolina Wren
6Northern Mockingbird
5Red-winged Blackbird
4Palm Warbler
2Northern Cardinal

September 15

1Tricolored Heron
1Great Egret
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Hairy Woodpecker
7White-eyed Vireo
3Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
3Tree Swallow
3Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Boat-tailed Grackle
6Northern Waterthrush
6Common Yellowthroat
3Yellow Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler
3Prairie Warbler
1Painted Bunting
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Double-crested Cormorant
2Roseate Spoonbill
1American Bittern
1Black-crowned Night Heron
1Green Heron
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
2Gray Catbird
1Common Grackle
3American Redstart

September 14

2Least Bittern
1Barn Swallow
1Clapper Rail
4Downy Woodpecker
1Bobolink
1Indigo Bunting
2Chimney Swift
1Osprey
1Red-headed Woodpecker
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1Blue Grosbeak
1Killdeer
2Red-eyed Vireo
1Northern Parula

September 13

1Orchard Oriole
1Pine Warbler

September 12

1Cooper's Hawk
1Baltimore Oriole
1Black-and-white Warbler
3Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
2Loggerhead Shrike
1Eastern Bluebird
2House Finch
1Prothonotary Warbler

September 11

1Bald Eagle
1Yellow-throated Vireo