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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.

October 20

4Common Gallinule
12American Coot
1Anhinga
7White Ibis
2Snowy Egret
1Great Egret
3Great Blue Heron
1Eastern Phoebe
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Carolina Wren
2Northern Mockingbird
1Swamp Sparrow
1Common Grackle
1Northern Waterthrush
2Palm Warbler
1Northern Cardinal

October 19

1Glossy Ibis
1American Bittern
2Little Blue Heron
1Northern Harrier
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1American Kestrel
200Tree Swallow
6Boat-tailed Grackle
3Common Yellowthroat
1Clapper Rail
1Sora
4Pied-billed Grebe
1Tricolored Heron
2Belted Kingfisher
6American Crow
2Marsh Wren
1Green Heron
1Turkey Vulture
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
3Blue Jay
1Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
3Barn Swallow
4Red-winged Blackbird
1American Redstart
2Mourning Dove
1Downy Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
1Gray Catbird

October 18

1Great Horned Owl

October 17

3Killdeer
1Sanderling
4Western Cattle-Egret
1Bald Eagle
1Brown Thrasher
2White-crowned Sparrow
2Savannah Sparrow
1Yellow-breasted Chat
3Bobolink
2Yellow-rumped Warbler
2Indigo Bunting
1Greater Yellowlegs
2Red-shouldered Hawk
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Pileated Woodpecker
3White-eyed Vireo
1Loggerhead Shrike
3Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
3Northern House Wren
1American Goldfinch
1Lincoln's Sparrow
1Northern Parula
1Cooper's Hawk
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Gray-cheeked Thrush
1Song Sparrow

October 16

1Limpkin
1Hermit Thrush
1Eastern Towhee

October 15

2Lesser Yellowlegs
2Wood Stork
1Osprey
1Broad-winged Hawk
1Sedge Wren
1Grasshopper Sparrow
1Black-throated Blue Warbler