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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 5

2Mourning Dove
2Common Gallinule
1Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
1Loggerhead Shrike
8Red-winged Blackbird
2Boat-tailed Grackle
2Common Yellowthroat
2Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
1Purple Gallinule
6Anhinga
7Little Blue Heron
1Snowy Egret
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Blue Jay
2Carolina Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
1Northern Cardinal
1Indigo Bunting
3Least Tern
2Wood Stork
1Least Bittern
1Tricolored Heron
2Green Heron
3Western Cattle-Egret
2Black Vulture
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1Eastern Kingbird
1Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
1Blue Grosbeak
1Clapper Rail
1Downy Woodpecker
1American Crow
1Brown Thrasher
12House Finch
1Orchard Oriole
3Brown-headed Cowbird
1Painted Bunting
4Black-necked Stilt
2Killdeer
1Roseate Spoonbill
1Osprey

July 4

3Common Grackle
1Northern Bobwhite
1Rock Pigeon
2White Ibis
2Turkey Vulture
5Barn Swallow
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Northern Parula
2Common Nighthawk
3Swallow-tailed Kite
1Mississippi Kite

July 3

1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Red-eyed Vireo
5Marsh Wren
1Louisiana Waterthrush

July 2

5Mottled Duck
1Great Horned Owl
6Tree Swallow
1Gray Catbird

July 1

1Pileated Woodpecker
1American Goldfinch