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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 11

45Blue-winged Teal
82Northern Shoveler
2Gadwall
2American Wigeon
24Green-winged Teal
15Common Gallinule
26American Coot
5Killdeer
4Pied-billed Grebe
1Anhinga
3Double-crested Cormorant
6White Ibis
3Little Blue Heron
4Snowy Egret
1Great Egret
4Great Blue Heron
3Black Vulture
4Turkey Vulture
1Northern Harrier
2Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Northern Flicker
1American Kestrel
3Eastern Phoebe
2Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
3Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Northern House Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
3White-throated Sparrow
5Savannah Sparrow
10Song Sparrow
7Swamp Sparrow
8Red-winged Blackbird
1Orange-crowned Warbler
2Palm Warbler
4Yellow-rumped Warbler
3Northern Cardinal
1Semipalmated Plover
1Greater Yellowlegs
1Belted Kingfisher
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Merlin
1White-eyed Vireo
1Marsh Wren
1Carolina Wren
1Gray Catbird
1Brown Thrasher
1Hermit Thrush
1Eastern Towhee
3Eastern Meadowlark
8Boat-tailed Grackle
1Black-and-white Warbler

December 10

1Mallard
3Glossy Ibis
1Ring-necked Duck
1Mourning Dove
1Wilson's Snipe
1Roseate Spoonbill
1Black-crowned Night Heron
1Tricolored Heron
2Bald Eagle
5Tree Swallow
20Common Grackle

December 9

2Mottled Duck
1Redhead
1Ruddy Duck
1Spotted Sandpiper
1Brown Pelican
10Northern Pintail
1Loggerhead Shrike
3Blue Jay
3American Crow
1Lesser Yellowlegs
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
5Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Cooper's Hawk
1Winter Wren

December 8

2Hooded Merganser
2American Robin

December 7

1Lincoln's Sparrow

December 6

XGreen Heron
1Wood Duck
11Lesser Scaup
2Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
2Clapper Rail
1Sora
1Osprey
1Northern Waterthrush