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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.

March 23

XBlue-winged Teal
2Mottled Duck
XMourning Dove
XCommon Gallinule
XAmerican Coot
1Black-bellied Plover
XKilldeer
1Greater Yellowlegs
2Pied-billed Grebe
XAnhinga
1Double-crested Cormorant
1White Ibis
1Glossy Ibis
2American Bittern
XLittle Blue Heron
1Tricolored Heron
1Western Cattle-Egret
XGreat Egret
XGreat Blue Heron
XBlack Vulture
XTurkey Vulture
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
1Downy Woodpecker
1Eastern Phoebe
1Blue Jay
1Tufted Titmouse
1Carolina Wren
3Northern Mockingbird
1Hermit Thrush
XSavannah Sparrow
XSong Sparrow
1Lincoln's Sparrow
XSwamp Sparrow
XRed-winged Blackbird
XBoat-tailed Grackle
1Northern Cardinal
1Sora
1Wilson's Snipe
1Lesser Yellowlegs
1Osprey
2Swallow-tailed Kite
2Northern Harrier
4Common Grackle
2Northern Parula
3Yellow-rumped Warbler

March 22

6Ring-necked Duck
1Wood Stork
1Snowy Egret
2American Crow
1Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Gray Catbird
1Mallard
5Tree Swallow
1King Rail
1Forster's Tern
1Bald Eagle
3Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Carolina Chickadee
3Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1American Robin
3White-throated Sparrow
2Eastern Towhee
2Common Yellowthroat
2Yellow-throated Warbler

March 20

3Barn Swallow
1Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
2Gadwall
1Black-crowned Night Heron
1White-eyed Vireo
1Northern House Wren
XWood Duck
XEuropean Starling
XCedar Waxwing
1Rusty Blackbird
XPainted Bunting

March 19

1Chipping Sparrow
4Eastern Meadowlark

March 18

1Fish Crow
1Sedge Wren
5American Pipit
1Cooper's Hawk
2Red-shouldered Hawk
1Orange-crowned Warbler