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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 9

8Common Gallinule
7American Coot
2Killdeer
4Pied-billed Grebe
30Wood Stork
3Anhinga
1Double-crested Cormorant
4White Ibis
8Glossy Ibis
1Black-crowned Night Heron
8Little Blue Heron
20Snowy Egret
16Great Egret
3Great Blue Heron
17Turkey Vulture
3Osprey
3Northern Harrier
1Pileated Woodpecker
2Eastern Phoebe
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2Carolina Wren
1Gray Catbird
2Northern Mockingbird
4Cedar Waxwing
6Savannah Sparrow
10Red-winged Blackbird
50Boat-tailed Grackle
3Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Northern Cardinal
13Canada Goose
8Mallard
2Mourning Dove
1Tricolored Heron
2Black Vulture
1Red-shouldered Hawk
2Belted Kingfisher
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1White-eyed Vireo
1Blue-headed Vireo
2Blue Jay
3Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
2Tree Swallow
1Northern House Wren
1Marsh Wren
8European Starling
1Brown Thrasher
2American Robin
1Dark-eyed Junco
3White-throated Sparrow
3Song Sparrow
2Swamp Sparrow
2Eastern Towhee
2Brown-headed Cowbird
4Common Grackle
1Orange-crowned Warbler
1Common Yellowthroat
2Yellow-throated Warbler
1Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
1Clapper Rail
1Sora
1Purple Gallinule
2Greater Yellowlegs
1Green Heron
1Northern Flicker
1Fish Crow
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Hermit Thrush
3White-crowned Sparrow
1Vesper Sparrow
1Nelson's Sparrow
1Eastern Meadowlark

March 7

38Lesser Yellowlegs
1Bald Eagle
1Merlin
5Blue-winged Teal
4Gadwall
1Cooper's Hawk
6American Wigeon
2Mottled Duck
4Ring-necked Duck
2Wilson's Snipe
50Laughing Gull
2Red-tailed Hawk
1American Crow

March 6

2Roseate Spoonbill
3Lesser Scaup
1Bonaparte's Gull

March 5

1Black-necked Stilt

March 4

12Ring-billed Gull
1Black-and-white Warbler
8Redhead

March 3

1American Bittern
1American Herring Gull
1Western Cattle-Egret
2Hooded Merganser