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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 12

4Mourning Dove
1Purple Gallinule
1Royal Tern
1Pied-billed Grebe
10Anhinga
2Double-crested Cormorant
1Green Heron
12Western Cattle-Egret
9Great Egret
9Eastern Kingbird
2White-eyed Vireo
1Blue Jay
3American Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
5Tree Swallow
5Barn Swallow
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
3Carolina Wren
5Northern Mockingbird
1House Finch
17Red-winged Blackbird
1Boat-tailed Grackle
1Northern Waterthrush
6Common Yellowthroat
2American Redstart
1Northern Yellow Warbler
12Northern Cardinal
1Indigo Bunting
2Ruby-throated Hummingbird
2Clapper Rail
7Common Gallinule
1Killdeer
1Glossy Ibis
1Great Blue Heron
1Belted Kingfisher
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Great Crested Flycatcher
3Brown Thrasher
3Hooded Warbler

September 9

1Wood Stork
15White Ibis
1Little Blue Heron
1Tricolored Heron
1Osprey
1Northern Harrier
1Great Horned Owl
3Red-eyed Vireo
2Common Grackle
1Prairie Warbler
1Turkey Vulture
1Bald Eagle
1American Coot

September 8

1Least Bittern
1Brown-headed Cowbird
2Red-shouldered Hawk
1Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
1Louisiana Waterthrush

September 7

3Black Vulture
2Red-tailed Hawk
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Acadian Flycatcher
1Gray Catbird
1Chipping Sparrow
2Black-and-white Warbler
1Cape May Warbler
2Northern Parula
2Yellow-throated Warbler
1Summer Tanager

September 6

1Lark Sparrow
1Cooper's Hawk
1Marsh Wren
1Bobolink
3Painted Bunting