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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.

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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.

December 14

200Northern Shoveler
23Common Gallinule
18American Coot
3Killdeer
3Wilson's Snipe
4Pied-billed Grebe
1Horned Grebe
1Anhinga
1Double-crested Cormorant
2White Ibis
1American Bittern
4Little Blue Heron
1Tricolored Heron
2Snowy Egret
2Great Egret
2Great Blue Heron
4Turkey Vulture
4Northern Harrier
1Bald Eagle
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Barred Owl
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
3Eastern Phoebe
1Loggerhead Shrike
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Northern House Wren
2Northern Mockingbird
4Savannah Sparrow
7Song Sparrow
8Swamp Sparrow
2Eastern Meadowlark
3Red-winged Blackbird
1Orange-crowned Warbler
1Northern Cardinal
35Blue-winged Teal
2American Wigeon
2Mallard
4Northern Pintail
19Green-winged Teal
2Black Vulture
1Osprey
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
2Ring-necked Duck
2Mourning Dove
1Tree Swallow
4White-throated Sparrow
2Palm Warbler
1Northern Flicker
2Tufted Titmouse
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Carolina Wren
1Yellow-rumped Warbler

December 13

2Glossy Ibis
2Black-crowned Night Heron
2Mottled Duck
1Gray-headed Swamphen
2Eastern Towhee
1Clapper Rail
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Blue Jay
1Carolina Chickadee
1Marsh Wren
1Chipping Sparrow
1Northern Waterthrush
2Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
4Gadwall
1American Crow
1Fish Crow
2Hermit Thrush
1American Robin
1House Finch
2Common Yellowthroat

December 11

1American Kestrel
2Lesser Scaup
1Sora
1Greater Yellowlegs
1Western Cattle-Egret
1Cooper's Hawk
2Merlin
1White-eyed Vireo
1Winter Wren
1Gray Catbird
1Yellow-throated Warbler
1Semipalmated Plover
1Brown Thrasher
8Boat-tailed Grackle
1Black-and-white Warbler

December 10

1Roseate Spoonbill
20Common Grackle

December 9

1Redhead
1Ruddy Duck
1Spotted Sandpiper
1Brown Pelican
1Lesser Yellowlegs