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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.

October 21

1Mourning Dove ✓
2Sora ✓
1Killdeer ✓
22Anhinga ✓
1Little Blue Heron ✓
1Great Egret ✓
1Great Blue Heron ✓
1Northern Harrier ✓
1Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
1Great Horned Owl ✓
2Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
1Eastern Phoebe ✓
225Tree Swallow ✓
1Northern House Wren ✓
1Carolina Wren ✓
1Northern Mockingbird ✓
4Savannah Sparrow ✓
1Swamp Sparrow ✓
1Eastern Towhee ✓
11Red-winged Blackbird ✓
8Boat-tailed Grackle ✓
1Common Yellowthroat ✓
1Northern Cardinal ✓

October 20

4Common Gallinule ✓
1Pied-billed Grebe ✓
3Double-crested Cormorant ✓
10Snowy Egret ✓
2Turkey Vulture ✓
1Cooper's Hawk ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
2Northern Flicker ✓
2Blue Jay ✓
1American Crow ✓
5Gray Catbird ✓
4Common Grackle ✓
1Northern Waterthrush ✓

October 18

1White Ibis ✓
2Golden-crowned Kinglet ✓
1Brown Thrasher ✓
1Black-throated Blue Warbler ✓
1American Redstart ✓
1Wilson's Snipe ✓
1Bald Eagle ✓
1Downy Woodpecker ✓
1Eastern Wood-Pewee ✓
1Carolina Chickadee ✓
1Tufted Titmouse ✓
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
1White-throated Sparrow ✓
1Black-and-white Warbler ✓
2Palm Warbler ✓
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo ✓
1Clapper Rail ✓
1Osprey ✓
2Red-tailed Hawk ✓
3Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ✓
2Merlin ✓
3Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ✓
1Eastern Meadowlark ✓
6Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓

October 17

1Western Cattle-Egret ✓

October 16

1Black-crowned Night Heron ✓
1Black Vulture ✓
1Peregrine Falcon ✓
1White-eyed Vireo ✓
3Barn Swallow ✓
2Marsh Wren ✓
10Bobolink ✓
2Yellow-throated Warbler ✓
6Indigo Bunting ✓
1Eurasian Collared-Dove ✓
1American Coot ✓
1Purple Gallinule ✓
5Wood Stork ✓
1American Bittern ✓
1Loggerhead Shrike ✓
1Northern Parula ✓
1Magnolia Warbler ✓
2Northern Yellow Warbler ✓
1Prairie Warbler ✓
1Cape May Warbler ✓

October 15

1Eastern Bluebird ✓
2Pine Warbler ✓
2Royal Tern ✓
1Tennessee Warbler ✓
1Tricolored Heron ✓