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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.

February 1

12Blue-winged Teal
8Gadwall
7American Wigeon
200Ring-necked Duck
2Ruddy Duck
5Mourning Dove
12Common Gallinule
15American Coot
2Killdeer
1Forster's Tern
20White Ibis
6Glossy Ibis
1American Bittern
3Little Blue Heron
10Snowy Egret
5Great Egret
8Great Blue Heron
3Turkey Vulture
1Northern Harrier
1Red-tailed Hawk
5Eastern Phoebe
3American Crow
1Northern Mockingbird
3Savannah Sparrow
3Song Sparrow
12Eastern Meadowlark
4Red-winged Blackbird

January 31

4Northern Shoveler
6Pied-billed Grebe
5Anhinga
2Double-crested Cormorant
1Black-crowned Night Heron
4Tricolored Heron
1Loggerhead Shrike
1Tufted Titmouse
3Tree Swallow
2Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Carolina Wren
2Chipping Sparrow
2Swamp Sparrow
2Belted Kingfisher
2White-throated Sparrow
3Northern Cardinal

January 30

6Green-winged Teal
1Canvasback
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Northern Pintail
1Sora
2Wilson's Snipe
3Marsh Wren
1Gray Catbird
1Lincoln's Sparrow
2Eastern Towhee
1Common Yellowthroat
6Yellow-rumped Warbler

January 29

2Western Cattle-Egret
1Black Vulture
1Cooper's Hawk
1Palm Warbler
1Bald Eagle
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
2Downy Woodpecker
4Carolina Chickadee
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Northern House Wren
1Winter Wren
1Brown Thrasher
1Hermit Thrush
1American Robin
1Boat-tailed Grackle
2Orange-crowned Warbler
XAmerican Goldfinch
XPine Warbler
2Blue Jay

January 28

5Bufflehead
1Pileated Woodpecker

January 27

5Wood Stork

January 26

XLesser Scaup
11Fish Crow
2Rusty Blackbird
1Ring-billed Gull