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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 15

2Canada Goose
6Chimney Swift
2Anhinga
4Great Blue Heron
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1White-eyed Vireo
1American Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Carolina Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
1American Robin
2House Finch
1Common Yellowthroat
3Northern Cardinal
1Cooper's Hawk
1Eastern Phoebe
1Red-eyed Vireo
1Fish Crow
2Tufted Titmouse
2Eastern Bluebird
1Cedar Waxwing
2American Goldfinch
7Red-winged Blackbird
1Brown-headed Cowbird
5Common Grackle
2Yellow-crowned Night Heron
1Downy Woodpecker
1Indigo Bunting

May 14

3Mallard
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Brown Thrasher
2Wood Duck
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1American Bittern
1Eastern Kingbird
8Barn Swallow
2European Starling
1Gray Catbird
1Mourning Dove
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Blue Jay
1Wood Thrush
1Northern Parula
1Pine Warbler

May 13

1Barred Owl
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Eastern Towhee
1Prothonotary Warbler
2American Redstart
2Grasshopper Sparrow
2Muscovy Duck x Mallard (hybrid)
1Great Egret
2Black Vulture
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Yellow-throated Warbler
2Blue Grosbeak
1Acadian Flycatcher
1Canada Warbler
1Summer Tanager

May 12

1Solitary Sandpiper
1Turkey Vulture
1Hairy Woodpecker
3Northern Rough-winged Swallow
2Chipping Sparrow
1Louisiana Waterthrush
1Northern Yellow Warbler
1Blackpoll Warbler
1Baltimore Oriole
1White-breasted Nuthatch

May 11

1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
2Killdeer
1Green Heron
2Swainson's Thrush
2House Sparrow
2Song Sparrow
1Worm-eating Warbler
1Belted Kingfisher
1Red-headed Woodpecker
1Scarlet Tanager

May 10

1Yellow-throated Vireo
1Spotted Sandpiper
1Lesser Yellowlegs
1Hooded Warbler
1Wilson's Warbler

May 9

1Chestnut-sided Warbler
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Orchard Oriole
1Magnolia Warbler
1Rose-breasted Grosbeak