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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


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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 Conestee Nature Preserve

Only the most recent report per species is shown. Some reports may be pending verification.

May 18

5Canada Goose
7Wood Duck
1Mallard
1Mourning Dove
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Anhinga
1Double-crested Cormorant
6Great Blue Heron
1Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
2Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-headed Woodpecker
3Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
1Acadian Flycatcher
2Eastern Phoebe
3Red-eyed Vireo
1American Crow
3Fish Crow
5Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
3Northern Rough-winged Swallow
3Barn Swallow
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
4Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
3Carolina Wren
1Brown Thrasher
2Northern Mockingbird
3Eastern Bluebird
2American Robin
2American Goldfinch
2Chipping Sparrow
1Baltimore Oriole
25Red-winged Blackbird
6Common Grackle
3Common Yellowthroat
1Northern Parula
3Pine Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler
4Northern Cardinal
2Indigo Bunting

May 17

1Great Crested Flycatcher
1Solitary Sandpiper
1Yellow-crowned Night Heron
1Blue Jay
1Purple Martin
2European Starling
4Cedar Waxwing
1Brown-headed Cowbird
2Prothonotary Warbler
2American Redstart
1Blue Grosbeak
4Rock Pigeon
1Spotted Sandpiper
1Northern Flicker
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
1White-breasted Nuthatch
3Chimney Swift
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Barred Owl
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Eastern Kingbird
1White-eyed Vireo
1Eastern Towhee
1Summer Tanager

May 16

1Tree Swallow
1Orchard Oriole
1Blackpoll Warbler
1American Bittern
4Black Vulture
1Gray Catbird
3Killdeer
1Hairy Woodpecker
2Muscovy Duck x Mallard (hybrid)
1Mississippi Kite
1Least Bittern
1House Finch
1Bald Eagle
1Yellow-rumped Warbler

May 15

1Cooper's Hawk

May 14

1Wood Thrush

May 13

2Grasshopper Sparrow
1Great Egret
1Canada Warbler

May 12

1Louisiana Waterthrush
1Northern Yellow Warbler