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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.

December 17

XBlue-winged Teal
66Northern Shoveler
1Gadwall
2American Wigeon
XGreen-winged Teal
XRing-necked Duck
2Ruddy Duck
XCommon Gallinule
XAmerican Coot
3Killdeer
2Wilson's Snipe
1Forster's Tern
6Pied-billed Grebe
1Horned Grebe
2Anhinga
1Double-crested Cormorant
1White Ibis
6Little Blue Heron
1Tricolored Heron
4Snowy Egret
2Great Egret
4Great Blue Heron
1Turkey Vulture
1Bald Eagle
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
1Downy Woodpecker
3Northern Flicker
2American Kestrel
3Eastern Phoebe
1Loggerhead Shrike
1Carolina Chickadee
XTree Swallow
4Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Carolina Wren
1Gray Catbird
3Northern Mockingbird
11Savannah Sparrow
14Eastern Meadowlark
XRed-winged Blackbird
1Black-and-white Warbler
2Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Northern Cardinal

December 14

1American Bittern
4Northern Harrier
1Barred Owl
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Northern House Wren
7Song Sparrow
8Swamp Sparrow
1Orange-crowned Warbler
2Mallard
4Northern Pintail
2Black Vulture
1Osprey
2Mourning Dove
4White-throated Sparrow
2Palm Warbler
2Tufted Titmouse

December 13

2Glossy Ibis
2Black-crowned Night Heron
2Mottled Duck
1Gray-headed Swamphen
2Eastern Towhee
1Clapper Rail
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Blue Jay
1Marsh Wren
1Chipping Sparrow
1Northern Waterthrush
2Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
1American Crow
1Fish Crow
2Hermit Thrush
1American Robin
1House Finch
2Common Yellowthroat

December 11

2Lesser Scaup
1Sora
1Greater Yellowlegs
1Western Cattle-Egret
1Cooper's Hawk
2Merlin
1White-eyed Vireo
1Winter Wren
1Yellow-throated Warbler
1Semipalmated Plover
1Brown Thrasher
8Boat-tailed Grackle