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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.

July 13

3Mourning Dove
1Common Nighthawk
6Common Gallinule
6Purple Gallinule
1Killdeer
15Anhinga
1Little Blue Heron
17Western Cattle-Egret
1Great Egret
3Great Blue Heron
3Turkey Vulture
14Swallow-tailed Kite
120Mississippi Kite
1Carolina Chickadee
5Carolina Wren
2Northern Mockingbird
65Red-winged Blackbird
2Brown-headed Cowbird
8Northern Cardinal
6Indigo Bunting
1Snowy Egret
1Green Heron
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Great Crested Flycatcher
2Painted Bunting

July 11

1Barn Swallow
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Chimney Swift
1Clapper Rail
1Least Bittern
2Osprey
2Blue Jay
1Bank Swallow
10Cliff Swallow
1Common Yellowthroat
1Wood Duck
2Least Tern
1Tricolored Heron
1Eastern Kingbird
2Boat-tailed Grackle
2Blue Grosbeak
1White-eyed Vireo
1Loggerhead Shrike
1Tufted Titmouse
1Orchard Oriole

July 10

1Mottled Duck
1Wood Stork
3Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Brown Thrasher
1Common Grackle
1Northern Parula

July 9

2Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
1Double-crested Cormorant
1Marsh Wren
1Chipping Sparrow