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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 2

2Blue-winged Teal
2Common Gallinule
19Killdeer
41White Ibis
1Glossy Ibis
5Little Blue Heron
18Snowy Egret
16Great Egret
58Turkey Vulture
1Northern Harrier
1Bald Eagle
1Red-tailed Hawk
2Fish Crow
23Red-winged Blackbird
4Boat-tailed Grackle
1Northern Cardinal
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Blue Jay
1Carolina Wren
3American Robin
2Swamp Sparrow
2Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Mourning Dove
16Lesser Yellowlegs
6Pied-billed Grebe
1Wood Stork
2Great Blue Heron
11Black Vulture
1Tufted Titmouse
2Northern Mockingbird
XRing-necked Duck
XAmerican Coot
XGreater Yellowlegs
XDouble-crested Cormorant
XBelted Kingfisher
1Mottled Duck
3Canvasback
3Anhinga
1Western Cattle-Egret
1Osprey
1Merlin
1Eastern Phoebe
1Loggerhead Shrike
3Cedar Waxwing
2Savannah Sparrow
1Palm Warbler
1American Bittern
3American Crow
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2Song Sparrow
1Yellow-throated Warbler
10Lesser Scaup
1Northern Flicker
15Tree Swallow
5Common Grackle

March 1

2Tricolored Heron
1Gray Catbird
40Laughing Gull
20Ring-billed Gull
1Vesper Sparrow
1Downy Woodpecker
4Clapper Rail
3Wilson's Snipe
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Brown Thrasher
1American Goldfinch
1White-throated Sparrow
2Eastern Towhee
2Common Yellowthroat

February 28

2Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
1Sora
2Rusty Blackbird
1Black-crowned Night Heron
1Cooper's Hawk
1Great Horned Owl
1White-eyed Vireo
2Carolina Chickadee
3Hermit Thrush
2Orange-crowned Warbler
1Eastern Bluebird
1Rock Pigeon
1American Kestrel
1Marsh Wren
1Pine Warbler
2Wood Duck
2Mallard
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
25Purple Martin
1House Sparrow
1House Finch

February 27

1Blue-headed Vireo
8European Starling

February 26

1Northern Shoveler
8Gadwall
8American Wigeon
4Forster's Tern
1Green Heron
1Sharp-shinned Hawk
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Black-and-white Warbler

February 24

1Sedge Wren
1Canada Goose
1Northern House Wren