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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.

March 3

5Common Gallinule
3Double-crested Cormorant
5Snowy Egret
1Great Egret
XYellow-rumped Warbler
5Blue-winged Teal
1Killdeer
2Wood Stork
1White Ibis
2Little Blue Heron
1Tricolored Heron
2Great Blue Heron
21Turkey Vulture
1Cooper's Hawk
1Bald Eagle
1Red-tailed Hawk
3Belted Kingfisher
1Tufted Titmouse
2Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Carolina Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
2Song Sparrow
3Common Grackle
2Mottled Duck
1Ring-necked Duck
10Mourning Dove
6American Coot
9Lesser Yellowlegs
8Greater Yellowlegs
1Pied-billed Grebe
5Anhinga
2Glossy Ibis
1American Bittern
1Black-crowned Night Heron
2Northern Harrier
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Blue Jay
2American Crow
80Tree Swallow
46American Robin
12Savannah Sparrow
5Swamp Sparrow
2Eastern Towhee
45Red-winged Blackbird
30Boat-tailed Grackle
6Northern Cardinal
2Hooded Merganser
7Black Vulture
1Osprey

March 2

2Fish Crow
3Canvasback
1Western Cattle-Egret
1Merlin
1Eastern Phoebe
1Loggerhead Shrike
1Palm Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler
10Lesser Scaup
1Northern Flicker
1Cedar Waxwing

March 1

1Gray Catbird
40Laughing Gull
20Ring-billed Gull
1Vesper Sparrow
1Downy Woodpecker
4Clapper Rail
3Wilson's Snipe
1Brown Thrasher
1American Goldfinch
1White-throated Sparrow
2Common Yellowthroat

February 28

2Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
1Sora
2Rusty Blackbird
1Great Horned Owl
1White-eyed Vireo
2Carolina Chickadee
3Hermit Thrush
2Orange-crowned Warbler
1Eastern Bluebird
1Rock Pigeon
1American Kestrel
1Marsh Wren
1Pine Warbler
2Wood Duck
2Mallard
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
25Purple Martin
1House Sparrow
1House Finch

February 27

1Blue-headed Vireo
8European Starling

February 26

1Northern Shoveler
8Gadwall
8American Wigeon
4Forster's Tern
1Green Heron
1Sharp-shinned Hawk
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Black-and-white Warbler