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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.

August 31

4Common Gallinule
11Purple Gallinule
1Pied-billed Grebe
27Anhinga
3Double-crested Cormorant
1Little Blue Heron
1Snowy Egret
1Green Heron
2Western Cattle-Egret
1Great Egret
3Great Blue Heron
13Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
2Great Crested Flycatcher
2Eastern Kingbird
1White-eyed Vireo
3Red-eyed Vireo
2Blue Jay
1American Crow
3Carolina Chickadee
1Tree Swallow
6Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
7Carolina Wren
1Gray Catbird
1Northern Mockingbird
1House Finch
13Red-winged Blackbird
5Northern Waterthrush
1Common Yellowthroat
2American Redstart
5Northern Yellow Warbler
21Northern Cardinal
3Blue Grosbeak
6Indigo Bunting
2Painted Bunting

August 30

1Royal Tern
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Tufted Titmouse

August 29

1Clapper Rail
2Swallow-tailed Kite
2Mississippi Kite
1Prairie Warbler
2Summer Tanager

August 27

1Wood Duck
3Mourning Dove
1Pectoral Sandpiper
1Gull-billed Tern
1Tricolored Heron
3Black Vulture
1Downy Woodpecker
9Barn Swallow
3Brown Thrasher
1Hooded Warbler

August 26

1Black-and-white Warbler

August 25

1King Rail
1Prothonotary Warbler