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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.

May 31

2Wood Duck
1Ring-necked Duck
13Mourning Dove
4Common Nighthawk
4Clapper Rail
18Common Gallinule
3Purple Gallinule
9Killdeer
15Least Tern
12Anhinga
4Double-crested Cormorant
40White Ibis
1Roseate Spoonbill
1Least Bittern
1Black-crowned Night Heron
1Little Blue Heron
15Snowy Egret
52Western Cattle-Egret
7Great Egret
6Great Blue Heron
2Turkey Vulture
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Great Crested Flycatcher
3Eastern Kingbird
2Blue Jay
1Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
1Barn Swallow
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
20Carolina Wren
1Brown Thrasher
5Northern Mockingbird
180Red-winged Blackbird
1Brown-headed Cowbird
70Boat-tailed Grackle
2Common Yellowthroat
1American Redstart
16Northern Cardinal
5Blue Grosbeak
4Indigo Bunting
2Painted Bunting

May 30

1Green Heron
1Orchard Oriole

May 29

2Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
2Yellow-crowned Night Heron
2Bald Eagle
2Great Horned Owl
XCommon Ground Dove
XSummer Tanager
1Greater Yellowlegs
2Wood Stork
1Osprey
20Mississippi Kite
1Acadian Flycatcher
2Common Grackle
1Yellow-throated Warbler
1Pied-billed Grebe

May 28

1Northern Parula
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
2Black-necked Stilt
1Forster's Tern
2Tricolored Heron
1Marsh Wren

May 27

1American Coot
1American White Pelican
1Swallow-tailed Kite
2Black Vulture

May 26

1Fish Crow
2Royal Tern

May 25

3Laughing Gull
3Northern Rough-winged Swallow