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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.

June 22

1Wood Duck
5Common Gallinule
1Purple Gallinule
1Least Tern
13Anhinga
1Double-crested Cormorant
1Tricolored Heron
1Snowy Egret
1Great Egret
2Great Blue Heron
1Swallow-tailed Kite
30Red-winged Blackbird
3Boat-tailed Grackle
1Killdeer
6Green Heron
3Northern Mockingbird

June 21

1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
5American Herring Gull
1Little Blue Heron
2Western Cattle-Egret
2Black Vulture
5Mississippi Kite
1Carolina Wren
1Brown Thrasher
XCommon Grackle
XNorthern Cardinal

June 20

1Mourning Dove
1Common Nighthawk
2Clapper Rail
XBlack-necked Stilt
2Gull-billed Tern
2Forster's Tern
1Least Bittern
XTurkey Vulture
1Red-tailed Hawk
XRed-bellied Woodpecker
XGreat Crested Flycatcher
XWhite-eyed Vireo
XBlue Jay
XTufted Titmouse
2Common Yellowthroat
XBlue Grosbeak
XPainted Bunting
1White Ibis
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Orchard Oriole
3Indigo Bunting
1Osprey
1Fish Crow
1Barn Swallow
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Cliff Swallow
1Wood Stork
1Downy Woodpecker
2Carolina Chickadee
2Brown-headed Cowbird

June 19

2Chimney Swift
1American Crow
1Gray Catbird
1Loggerhead Shrike
2Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
1Eastern Kingbird
1Pileated Woodpecker

June 17

1House Finch