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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.

December 28

4Common Gallinule
3American Coot
6Killdeer
3Double-crested Cormorant
4Glossy Ibis
5Snowy Egret
4Great Egret
1Belted Kingfisher
1Eastern Phoebe
25Red-winged Blackbird
5Northern Shoveler
12Ring-necked Duck
1Bufflehead
1Ruddy Duck
1Wilson's Snipe
2Pied-billed Grebe
1Anhinga
1White Ibis
1Little Blue Heron
2Great Blue Heron
1Tufted Titmouse
2Northern Mockingbird
1White-throated Sparrow
2Swamp Sparrow
4Eastern Meadowlark
17Blue-winged Teal
1Lesser Scaup
8Mourning Dove
2Greater Yellowlegs
2Black-crowned Night Heron
2Tricolored Heron
1Western Cattle-Egret
6Turkey Vulture
2Northern Harrier
2Bald Eagle
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Northern Flicker
2Loggerhead Shrike
1Blue Jay
8Carolina Chickadee
10Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Northern House Wren
1Marsh Wren
5Carolina Wren
5Gray Catbird
10Savannah Sparrow
5Song Sparrow
2Orange-crowned Warbler
14Yellow-rumped Warbler
7Northern Cardinal
2Boat-tailed Grackle

December 27

2Lincoln's Sparrow

December 26

1Laughing Gull
1American Kestrel
1Greater Scaup
2Red-shouldered Hawk
2Tree Swallow
6Common Grackle
1Green-winged Teal
1Cooper's Hawk
1Pileated Woodpecker

December 25

2Mallard

December 23

3Northern Pintail
2Barred Owl
1Osprey

December 22

1Mottled Duck
1American Crow
100Fish Crow
1American Robin