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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.

March 11

9Common Gallinule
2American Coot
1Killdeer
2Pied-billed Grebe
14Wood Stork
5White Ibis
11Snowy Egret
18Great Egret
5Great Blue Heron
11Turkey Vulture
3Osprey
1Eastern Phoebe
4Carolina Wren
10Red-winged Blackbird
100Common Grackle
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Blue-winged Teal
1Mourning Dove
2Anhinga
1Double-crested Cormorant
3Little Blue Heron
3Western Cattle-Egret
3Bald Eagle
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Northern Mockingbird
9Eastern Meadowlark
1Boat-tailed Grackle
1Yellow-throated Warbler
1Northern Cardinal
2Mottled Duck
4Ring-necked Duck
21Glossy Ibis
4Black-crowned Night Heron
2Tricolored Heron
2Northern Harrier
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Savannah Sparrow
21Song Sparrow
1Orange-crowned Warbler
6Black Vulture
15Blue Jay
6Tufted Titmouse
7Ruby-crowned Kinglet
3Hermit Thrush
2Painted Bunting
1Clapper Rail
10Greater Yellowlegs
1Belted Kingfisher
1Downy Woodpecker
XWilson's Snipe
XAmerican Bittern
XNorthern Flicker
XTree Swallow
XAmerican Robin
XCedar Waxwing
XHouse Finch
XDark-eyed Junco
XWhite-throated Sparrow
XSwamp Sparrow
XEastern Towhee

March 10

3Gray Catbird
2Common Yellowthroat
1Carolina Chickadee
12American Crow
1Palm Warbler
2King Rail
1Spotted Sandpiper
1Red-shouldered Hawk
2Red-tailed Hawk
25Fish Crow
1European Starling
1Brown Thrasher

March 9

8Mallard
1White-eyed Vireo
1Blue-headed Vireo
1Northern House Wren
1Marsh Wren
2Brown-headed Cowbird
1Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
2Canada Goose
1Sora
1Purple Gallinule
1Green Heron
3White-crowned Sparrow
1Vesper Sparrow
1Nelson's Sparrow

March 7

38Lesser Yellowlegs
1Merlin
4Gadwall
1Cooper's Hawk
6American Wigeon
50Laughing Gull

March 6

2Roseate Spoonbill
3Lesser Scaup
1Bonaparte's Gull

March 5

1Black-necked Stilt