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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.

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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.

April 7

1Redhead
2Mourning Dove
12Common Gallinule
2Pied-billed Grebe
3Wood Stork
10Anhinga
1White Ibis
16Glossy Ibis
1Tricolored Heron
17Snowy Egret
31Great Egret
8Great Blue Heron
8Turkey Vulture
2Red-tailed Hawk
2Eastern Kingbird
50Tree Swallow
10Red-winged Blackbird
22Boat-tailed Grackle
1Common Yellowthroat
1Yellow-throated Warbler
2Northern Cardinal
2Wood Duck
1Mottled Duck
1King Rail
1Black-necked Stilt
3Killdeer
5Lesser Yellowlegs
6Greater Yellowlegs
4Little Blue Heron
1Green Heron
2Belted Kingfisher
1Fish Crow
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Northern House Wren
2Carolina Wren
2Northern Mockingbird
1Savannah Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
1Brown-headed Cowbird
3Common Grackle
1Northern Waterthrush

April 6

1Blue-winged Teal
1American Coot
2Double-crested Cormorant
5Black Vulture
1Northern Harrier
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Blue Jay
4Cedar Waxwing
2White-throated Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
6Yellow-rumped Warbler
2Canada Goose
7Clapper Rail
50Laughing Gull
2Yellow-crowned Night Heron
2Black-crowned Night Heron
1Osprey
3Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
4Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
2White-breasted Nuthatch
6Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Marsh Wren
5European Starling
2Brown Thrasher
2Prairie Warbler
1Chimney Swift
1Solitary Sandpiper
1American Bittern
2Western Cattle-Egret
3Barn Swallow
1American Robin
4Northern Parula

April 5

1Hudsonian Whimbrel
1Spotted Sandpiper
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Loggerhead Shrike
2Song Sparrow
1Wilson's Snipe
1Hermit Thrush

April 4

12Least Sandpiper
1Roseate Spoonbill
1Gray Catbird

April 3

4Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
3White-eyed Vireo
1Bachman's Sparrow

April 2

1Sora
1Northern Bobwhite
1American Crow
1Eastern Bluebird
1Purple Gallinule
1Caspian Tern
1Forster's Tern
2Chipping Sparrow

April 1

1Brown Pelican
1Baltimore Oriole
15Dunlin
2Bald Eagle
1Merlin