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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 30

3Mourning Dove ✓
2Sora ✓
5Common Gallinule ✓
2Purple Gallinule ✓
2Killdeer ✓
3Greater Yellowlegs ✓
1Pied-billed Grebe ✓
19Anhinga ✓
1White Ibis ✓
2Great Egret ✓
1Great Blue Heron ✓
3Turkey Vulture ✓
1Osprey ✓
1Northern Harrier ✓
2Belted Kingfisher ✓
3Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
3Downy Woodpecker ✓
1Pileated Woodpecker ✓
1Northern Flicker ✓
5White-eyed Vireo ✓
1Red-eyed Vireo ✓
4Blue Jay ✓
5Carolina Chickadee ✓
3Tufted Titmouse ✓
7Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ✓
14Carolina Wren ✓
32Gray Catbird ✓
6Brown Thrasher ✓
7Northern Mockingbird ✓
2House Finch ✓
2Savannah Sparrow ✓
155Red-winged Blackbird ✓
21Boat-tailed Grackle ✓
7Northern Waterthrush ✓
1Black-and-white Warbler ✓
62Common Yellowthroat ✓
21American Redstart ✓
1Northern Parula ✓
7Northern Yellow Warbler ✓
18Palm Warbler ✓
24Northern Cardinal ✓
9Indigo Bunting ✓

September 29

2Glossy Ibis ✓
1Western Cattle-Egret ✓
1Loggerhead Shrike ✓
10Little Blue Heron ✓
1Eastern Phoebe ✓
1Great Crested Flycatcher ✓
7European Starling ✓
5Brown-headed Cowbird ✓
4Common Grackle ✓
2King Rail
2Snowy Egret ✓

September 28

2Clapper Rail ✓
1Eastern Kingbird ✓
2Royal Tern ✓
1Green Heron ✓
2Tree Swallow ✓
1Red-tailed Hawk ✓
2Black-throated Blue Warbler ✓
1Prairie Warbler ✓
1Lesser Yellowlegs ✓
1Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
2Barn Swallow ✓
2Northern House Wren ✓
1Marsh Wren ✓
1Cape May Warbler ✓
1Magnolia Warbler ✓
1Blue Grosbeak ✓
1Painted Bunting ✓

September 27

XBlack-necked Stilt ✓
18Laughing Gull ✓
3Roseate Spoonbill ✓
1Peregrine Falcon ✓
1American Crow ✓
2Swainson's Thrush ✓
1Yellow-breasted Chat ✓
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird ✓
1American Kestrel ✓

September 26

1Blue-winged Teal ✓
1Tricolored Heron ✓
1Bald Eagle ✓
1Acadian Flycatcher ✓
1Wood Thrush ✓
2Hooded Warbler ✓
1Summer Tanager ✓
4Black Vulture ✓
8Eastern Bluebird ✓
2Chipping Sparrow ✓

September 25

1Cooper's Hawk ✓
1Yellow-throated Vireo ✓
1Ovenbird ✓
1Tennessee Warbler ✓