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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.

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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.

August 12

3Mourning Dove
2Chimney Swift
4Common Gallinule
17Anhinga
4Little Blue Heron
1Tricolored Heron
120Western Cattle-Egret
7Great Egret
3Great Blue Heron
1Turkey Vulture
2Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Great Crested Flycatcher
2White-eyed Vireo
10Barn Swallow
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Carolina Wren
2Northern Mockingbird
19Red-winged Blackbird
3Northern Cardinal
1Blue Grosbeak
1Indigo Bunting

August 10

1Belted Kingfisher
3Prairie Warbler
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
4Purple Gallinule
1Royal Tern
9Double-crested Cormorant
31White Ibis
41Snowy Egret
3Green Heron
3Osprey
1Mississippi Kite
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Blue Jay
1Carolina Chickadee
7Tree Swallow
1House Finch
3Orchard Oriole
3Boat-tailed Grackle
1Prothonotary Warbler
3Northern Yellow Warbler

August 9

1Clapper Rail
2Laughing Gull
1Ring-billed Gull
4Least Bittern
6Black Vulture
10Swallow-tailed Kite
1Pileated Woodpecker
1American Redstart
2Tufted Titmouse
1Pied-billed Grebe
7Purple Martin
1Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
1Eastern Kingbird
1Common Yellowthroat
1Painted Bunting
1Bald Eagle
1Yellow-throated Warbler
1American Crow

August 8

1Common Nighthawk
3Black-necked Stilt
1Semipalmated Plover

August 7

1Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Cooper's Hawk

August 6

1Loggerhead Shrike
1Common Grackle