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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 28

4Mourning Dove
6Common Gallinule
3Killdeer
3Least Tern
5Anhinga
1Little Blue Heron
2Green Heron
5Western Cattle-Egret
4Great Egret
3Great Blue Heron
1Turkey Vulture
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Blue Jay
1Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
3Carolina Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
25Red-winged Blackbird
16Boat-tailed Grackle
1Northern Parula
2Northern Cardinal
2Indigo Bunting
2Wood Duck
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
2Common Nighthawk
2Black-necked Stilt
1Forster's Tern
1Least Bittern
1Black-crowned Night Heron
2Tricolored Heron
9Snowy Egret
2Great Crested Flycatcher
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Marsh Wren
2Brown-headed Cowbird
4Common Grackle
4Common Yellowthroat
1Yellow-throated Warbler
2Blue Grosbeak
1Painted Bunting

May 27

1American Coot
3Double-crested Cormorant
1American White Pelican
1Swallow-tailed Kite
2Black Vulture
1Barn Swallow

May 26

1Fish Crow
2Clapper Rail
2Royal Tern
1Mississippi Kite

May 25

1Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
3Laughing Gull
1Osprey
3Northern Rough-winged Swallow

May 23

1Purple Gallinule
2American Herring Gull
1Gull-billed Tern
1Red-shouldered Hawk

May 22

1Eastern Bluebird
1Orchard Oriole