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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 28

8Mourning Dove
3Common Gallinule
5Royal Tern
37Wood Stork
7Anhinga
1Glossy Ibis
1Least Bittern
1Little Blue Heron
14Snowy Egret
3Green Heron
31Western Cattle-Egret
1Great Egret
3Great Blue Heron
1Osprey
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
1Carolina Wren
65Red-winged Blackbird
1Black-and-white Warbler
5Prothonotary Warbler
1Common Yellowthroat
1American Redstart
1Northern Yellow Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler
8Northern Cardinal
5Indigo Bunting
1Painted Bunting

July 27

2Purple Gallinule
1Black Tern
3Turkey Vulture
12Swallow-tailed Kite
100Mississippi Kite
1Northern Mockingbird
1Orchard Oriole

July 26

1Mottled Duck
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Killdeer
7White Ibis
1Tricolored Heron
3Common Grackle
1Louisiana Waterthrush
1Red-tailed Hawk
8Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Blue Jay
12Barn Swallow
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2House Finch
3Boat-tailed Grackle
1Blue Grosbeak

July 25

1Hooded Warbler
2Wood Duck
1Common Nighthawk
2Chimney Swift
1Downy Woodpecker
2Eastern Kingbird
2White-eyed Vireo

July 24

2Clapper Rail
1Double-crested Cormorant
3Great Crested Flycatcher

July 22

3American Crow
2Brown-headed Cowbird
1Black Vulture
1Chipping Sparrow
1Northern Waterthrush