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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 National Wildlife Refuge, Hardeeville US-SC 32.16525, -81.11471

Only the most recent report per species is shown. Some reports may be pending verification.

November 11

16Blue-winged Teal ✓
1Mourning Dove ✓
1Sora ✓
14Common Gallinule ✓
16American Coot ✓
1Laughing Gull ✓
1Caspian Tern ✓
7Pied-billed Grebe ✓
3Wood Stork ✓
7Anhinga ✓
15Double-crested Cormorant ✓
1White Ibis ✓
6Glossy Ibis ✓
5Little Blue Heron ✓
13Snowy Egret ✓
4Great Egret ✓
2Great Blue Heron ✓
5Turkey Vulture ✓
2Northern Harrier ✓
1Bald Eagle ✓
2Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
1Great Horned Owl ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ✓
4Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
2Northern Flicker ✓
1American Kestrel ✓
3Eastern Phoebe ✓
1Loggerhead Shrike ✓
2Blue Jay ✓
25Fish Crow ✓
2Carolina Chickadee ✓
2Tree Swallow ✓
2Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
2Northern House Wren ✓
2Carolina Wren ✓
1Gray Catbird ✓
1Northern Mockingbird ✓
1Hermit Thrush ✓
2Dark-eyed Junco ✓
2White-throated Sparrow ✓
16Savannah Sparrow ✓
6Swamp Sparrow ✓
1Eastern Towhee ✓
25Red-winged Blackbird ✓
1Brown-headed Cowbird ✓
26Common Grackle ✓
1Northern Cardinal ✓