Carolina Bird Club

Carolina Bird Club

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About the Club

Mission Statement

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

To promote the observation, enjoyment, and study of birds.
To provide opportunities for birders to become acquainted, and to share information and experience.
To maintain well-documented records of birds in the Carolinas.
To support the protection and conservation of birds and their habitats and foster an appreciation and respect of natural resources.
To promote educational opportunities in bird and nature study.
To support research on birds of the Carolinas and their habitats.

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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.

The Club provides this website to all for free.

By becoming a member, you support the activities of the Club, receive reduced registration fee for meetings, can participate in bonus field trips, and receive our publications.

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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 28

2	Clapper Rail ✓
1	Common Gallinule ✓
1	Purple Gallinule ✓
1	Pied-billed Grebe ✓
4	Anhinga ✓
17	Western Cattle-Egret ✓
2	Osprey ✓
1	Northern Harrier ✓
1	Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
1	Downy Woodpecker ✓
1	Eastern Phoebe ✓
1	Eastern Kingbird ✓
1	Blue Jay ✓
2	Carolina Chickadee ✓
1	Brown Thrasher ✓
1	Northern Mockingbird ✓
60	Red-winged Blackbird ✓
2	Boat-tailed Grackle ✓
2	Common Yellowthroat ✓
1	Northern Yellow Warbler ✓
9	Palm Warbler ✓
2	Royal Tern ✓
1	White Ibis ✓
1	Green Heron ✓
2	Great Blue Heron ✓
1	Tufted Titmouse ✓
2	Tree Swallow ✓
3	Gray Catbird ✓
1	Savannah Sparrow ✓
1	Common Grackle ✓
5	American Redstart ✓
2	Northern Cardinal ✓
5	White-eyed Vireo ✓
3	Red-eyed Vireo ✓
1	Northern Waterthrush ✓
3	Black-and-white Warbler ✓
2	Black-throated Blue Warbler ✓
1	Mourning Dove ✓
1	Lesser Yellowlegs ✓
2	Great Egret ✓
2	Turkey Vulture ✓
1	Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
1	Red-tailed Hawk ✓
1	Belted Kingfisher ✓
2	Barn Swallow ✓
3	Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ✓
2	Northern House Wren ✓
1	Marsh Wren ✓
2	Carolina Wren ✓
1	House Finch ✓
1	Cape May Warbler ✓
1	Northern Parula ✓
1	Magnolia Warbler ✓
2	Prairie Warbler ✓
1	Blue Grosbeak ✓
4	Indigo Bunting ✓
1	Painted Bunting ✓

September 27

1	Northern Flicker ✓
3	Sora ✓
X	Black-necked Stilt ✓
18	Laughing Gull ✓
3	Roseate Spoonbill ✓
1	Peregrine Falcon ✓
1	Great Crested Flycatcher ✓
1	American Crow ✓
2	Swainson's Thrush ✓
1	Yellow-breasted Chat ✓
1	Ruby-throated Hummingbird ✓
1	Little Blue Heron ✓
1	American Kestrel ✓

September 26

1	Blue-winged Teal ✓
1	Tricolored Heron ✓
1	Snowy Egret ✓
1	Bald Eagle ✓
1	Acadian Flycatcher ✓
1	Wood Thrush ✓
2	Hooded Warbler ✓
1	Summer Tanager ✓
4	Black Vulture ✓
8	Eastern Bluebird ✓
2	Killdeer ✓
2	Chipping Sparrow ✓

September 25

1	Cooper's Hawk ✓
1	Yellow-throated Vireo ✓
1	Ovenbird ✓
1	Tennessee Warbler ✓

September 23

1	Virginia Rail ✓
1	Blackburnian Warbler ✓

September 22

3	Eurasian Collared-Dove ✓
2	Solitary Sandpiper ✓
3	Double-crested Cormorant ✓
2	Glossy Ibis ✓
1	Red-headed Woodpecker ✓
1	American Robin ✓