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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.

March 5

6Common Gallinule
4American Coot
1Black-necked Stilt
8Killdeer
1Lesser Yellowlegs
XGreater Yellowlegs
6Pied-billed Grebe
1Anhinga
2Double-crested Cormorant
XWhite Ibis
8Little Blue Heron
3Tricolored Heron
XSnowy Egret
XGreat Egret
3Great Blue Heron
XTurkey Vulture
1Osprey
3American Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
2Carolina Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
12Savannah Sparrow
XRed-winged Blackbird
6Common Grackle
10Boat-tailed Grackle
XYellow-rumped Warbler
1Northern Cardinal
4Blue-winged Teal
3Wood Stork
4Black Vulture
1Belted Kingfisher
2Blue Jay

March 4

1Mottled Duck
45Ring-necked Duck
1Mourning Dove
12Ring-billed Gull
14Glossy Ibis
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
2Northern Flicker
1Eastern Phoebe
1White-eyed Vireo
3Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Gray Catbird
9White-throated Sparrow
13Song Sparrow
4Swamp Sparrow
2Eastern Towhee
2Eastern Meadowlark
2Common Yellowthroat
2Yellow-throated Warbler
1Gadwall
1Cooper's Hawk
6Tree Swallow
12American Robin
1American Wigeon
1Brown Thrasher
2Hermit Thrush
15Cedar Waxwing
1Black-and-white Warbler
1Orange-crowned Warbler
2Mallard
8Redhead
1Northern Harrier

March 3

1Bald Eagle
1American Bittern
1Black-crowned Night Heron
1Red-shouldered Hawk
2Hooded Merganser

March 2

2Fish Crow
3Canvasback
1Western Cattle-Egret
1Merlin
1Loggerhead Shrike
1Palm Warbler
10Lesser Scaup

March 1

40Laughing Gull
1Vesper Sparrow
4Clapper Rail
3Wilson's Snipe
1American Goldfinch

February 28

2Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
1Sora
2Rusty Blackbird
1Great Horned Owl
1Eastern Bluebird
1Rock Pigeon
1American Kestrel
1Marsh Wren
1Pine Warbler
2Wood Duck
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
25Purple Martin
1House Sparrow
1House Finch

February 27

1Blue-headed Vireo
8European Starling