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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.

September 3

1Mourning Dove
2Purple Gallinule
2Anhinga
1White-eyed Vireo
4Red-winged Blackbird
2Northern Waterthrush
1Indigo Bunting
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
17Common Gallinule
4Laughing Gull
1Pied-billed Grebe
1Least Bittern
6Little Blue Heron
3Tricolored Heron
1Snowy Egret
3Green Heron
12Western Cattle-Egret
2Great Egret
3Great Blue Heron
10Turkey Vulture
1Bald Eagle
5Mississippi Kite
1Red-tailed Hawk
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
8Eastern Kingbird
4Red-eyed Vireo
4Blue Jay
3Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
40Barn Swallow
3Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Carolina Wren
1Gray Catbird
1Northern Mockingbird
1Bobolink
1Boat-tailed Grackle
8Common Yellowthroat
7Yellow Warbler
10Northern Cardinal
1Osprey
1American Crow

September 2

1Clapper Rail
1Baltimore Oriole
1Ovenbird

September 1

1Great Crested Flycatcher
1Northern Parula

August 31

1Common Grackle
1Killdeer
2Least Tern
1American Bittern
2Belted Kingfisher
1Loggerhead Shrike
5Tree Swallow
1Eastern Bluebird
1Prairie Warbler

August 30

2Brown-headed Cowbird
2Double-crested Cormorant
1Northern Harrier
5Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
15Least Sandpiper
5Gull-billed Tern
2Yellow-crowned Night Heron
1Brown Thrasher
2Painted Bunting

August 29

1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Blue Grosbeak
1Cooper's Hawk
1American Redstart
2Summer Tanager
1Gray-headed Swamphen
1Greater Yellowlegs
1Glossy Ibis
1Black-necked Stilt