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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.

February 6

5Northern Shoveler
1Gadwall
1000Ring-necked Duck
1Common Gallinule
20American Coot
2Pied-billed Grebe
1Little Blue Heron
2Turkey Vulture
10Tree Swallow
1Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
5Blue-winged Teal
1Forster's Tern
1Wood Stork
2Anhinga
26White Ibis
12Snowy Egret
3Great Egret
3Great Blue Heron
2Eastern Phoebe
1Loggerhead Shrike
2Northern Mockingbird
9Cedar Waxwing
3Savannah Sparrow
2Song Sparrow
9Eastern Meadowlark
3Red-winged Blackbird
1Boat-tailed Grackle
1Northern Cardinal
12American Wigeon
3Canvasback
3Ruddy Duck
1Mourning Dove
6Killdeer
1Double-crested Cormorant
1Glossy Ibis
1Black-crowned Night Heron
4Tricolored Heron
4Northern Harrier
1Bald Eagle
2Red-tailed Hawk
2Belted Kingfisher
3Red-bellied Woodpecker
1American Kestrel
2American Crow
4Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
3Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Northern House Wren
3Carolina Wren
1Hermit Thrush
3White-throated Sparrow
10Swamp Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
3Common Grackle
1Orange-crowned Warbler
1Common Yellowthroat
16Yellow-rumped Warbler
10Green-winged Teal
2Painted Bunting

February 5

4Wood Duck
1Wilson's Snipe
1Northern Flicker
3Blue Jay
2Golden-crowned Kinglet
1Marsh Wren
1Gray Catbird
1Lincoln's Sparrow
2Peregrine Falcon
1Green Heron
1Sedge Wren

February 4

1Pileated Woodpecker
1Clapper Rail
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1American Robin

February 3

2American Black Duck
1Downy Woodpecker
10Snow Goose
8Lesser Scaup
1Ring-billed Gull
1Black Vulture
1Cooper's Hawk
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Chipping Sparrow
1Field Sparrow
25Rusty Blackbird
1Pine Warbler
4Northern Pintail
1Palm Warbler
35Canada Goose
1Red-shouldered Hawk
2Brown Thrasher

February 2

1American Bittern
2Fish Crow
1Hooded Merganser