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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 Spoil Site: Area 12A (Restricted Access)

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

January 3

1Sora
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Eastern Phoebe
2Carolina Chickadee
1Carolina Wren
1Gray Catbird
1Northern Mockingbird
1Hermit Thrush
2Eastern Towhee
1Northern Waterthrush
2Common Yellowthroat
85Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Northern Cardinal
1Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
130Northern Shoveler
91Gadwall
3Mottled Duck
365Green-winged Teal
15Lesser Scaup
2Bufflehead
30Hooded Merganser
140Ruddy Duck
1Mourning Dove
5Common Gallinule
35American Coot
170American Avocet
2Black-bellied Plover
7Killdeer
101Long-billed Dowitcher
80Lesser Yellowlegs
1Willet
8Greater Yellowlegs
24Stilt Sandpiper
200Dunlin
25Least Sandpiper
720Western Sandpiper
4Laughing Gull
1Ring-billed Gull
1Gull-billed Tern
2Pied-billed Grebe
7Double-crested Cormorant
17White Ibis
1Little Blue Heron
1Tricolored Heron
11Snowy Egret
9Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
69American White Pelican
5Turkey Vulture
1Sharp-shinned Hawk
4Northern Harrier
1Red-tailed Hawk
5Red-bellied Woodpecker
1White-eyed Vireo
2American Crow
17Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2Northern House Wren
1Marsh Wren
1White-throated Sparrow
12Savannah Sparrow
1Eastern Meadowlark
26Red-winged Blackbird
16Boat-tailed Grackle
3Orange-crowned Warbler