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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.

September 23

2Mourning Dove ✓
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird ✓
5Common Gallinule ✓
15Anhinga ✓
1Little Blue Heron ✓
2Great Egret ✓
2Black Vulture ✓
12Turkey Vulture ✓
1Osprey ✓
1Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
1Downy Woodpecker ✓
1Red-eyed Vireo ✓
1Blue Jay ✓
1Carolina Chickadee ✓
2Tufted Titmouse ✓
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ✓
1Carolina Wren ✓
3Gray Catbird ✓
2Northern Mockingbird ✓
40Red-winged Blackbird ✓
1Common Grackle ✓
4Northern Waterthrush ✓
4Common Yellowthroat ✓
2American Redstart ✓
3Northern Parula ✓
1Magnolia Warbler ✓
8Northern Yellow Warbler ✓
3Palm Warbler ✓
1Prairie Warbler ✓
5Northern Cardinal ✓
2Purple Gallinule ✓
5Snowy Egret ✓
1Great Blue Heron ✓
1Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
1Red-tailed Hawk ✓
2White-eyed Vireo ✓
1Brown Thrasher ✓

September 22

25Blue-winged Teal ✓
3Eurasian Collared-Dove ✓
2Killdeer ✓
2Solitary Sandpiper ✓
1Pied-billed Grebe ✓
3Double-crested Cormorant ✓
2Glossy Ibis ✓
40Western Cattle-Egret ✓
1Northern Harrier ✓
2Chipping Sparrow ✓
35Boat-tailed Grackle ✓
2Indigo Bunting ✓
3Clapper Rail ✓
1Sora ✓
1Royal Tern ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
1Red-headed Woodpecker ✓
3Barn Swallow ✓
1American Robin ✓

September 21

1Wood Stork ✓
1White Ibis ✓
1Tricolored Heron ✓
1Green Heron ✓
1Eastern Kingbird ✓

September 20

1Eastern Phoebe
1Northern House Wren ✓
1Bobolink ✓
1Blue Grosbeak ✓
8Chimney Swift ✓
1Lesser Yellowlegs ✓
1Greater Yellowlegs ✓
1Least Sandpiper ✓
1American Bittern ✓
1Acadian Flycatcher ✓
1Baltimore Oriole ✓
1Hooded Warbler ✓
1House Finch ✓

September 19

2Black-throated Blue Warbler ✓
1Rock Pigeon ✓
1Painted Bunting ✓

September 18

1Forster's Tern ✓
1Black-and-white Warbler ✓
1Nashville Warbler ✓
1Summer Tanager ✓