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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 6

3Canada Goose
2Mourning Dove
2Anhinga
1Yellow-crowned Night Heron
1Great Blue Heron
1Barred Owl
1Downy Woodpecker
1Eastern Phoebe
2Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Carolina Wren
1Eastern Bluebird
3American Goldfinch
2Common Yellowthroat
3Northern Cardinal
4Wood Duck
2Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Chimney Swift
1Solitary Sandpiper
1Osprey
1Red-shouldered Hawk
2Red-headed Woodpecker
3Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
2Great Crested Flycatcher
1Eastern Kingbird
1White-eyed Vireo
3Red-eyed Vireo
2Blue Jay
5American Crow
1Barn Swallow
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Gray Catbird
1Brown Thrasher
1Northern Mockingbird
2American Robin
2Cedar Waxwing
1Chipping Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
9Red-winged Blackbird
1Brown-headed Cowbird
2Common Grackle
1Northern Waterthrush
1Prothonotary Warbler
1Hooded Warbler
1American Redstart
1Cape May Warbler
1Northern Parula
2Blackpoll Warbler
1Summer Tanager
2Indigo Bunting
1Fish Crow
1House Finch
1Song Sparrow
1Muscovy Duck
4Mallard
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Acadian Flycatcher
1Swainson's Thrush
1Swamp Sparrow
1Yellow-breasted Chat
1Baltimore Oriole
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler
1Black-throated Green Warbler

May 5

1Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Kentucky Warbler
1Pine Warbler
1Turkey Vulture
3Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Black Vulture
1Tree Swallow
1Green Heron
6European Starling
2Muscovy Duck x Mallard (hybrid)
1Dark-eyed Junco

May 4

1Killdeer
1Blue-winged Teal

May 3

1Veery
2Wood Thrush
1Worm-eating Warbler
1Black-and-white Warbler
1Bay-breasted Warbler
1Blackburnian Warbler
1Black-throated Blue Warbler
1Black-billed Cuckoo
XMagnolia Warbler
XNorthern Yellow Warbler
XCanada Warbler
XScarlet Tanager
1Rock Pigeon
1Palm Warbler
1American Bittern
1Belted Kingfisher
1Purple Martin
1White-throated Sparrow
1Rose-breasted Grosbeak

May 2

1Cooper's Hawk
1Spotted Sandpiper
1House Sparrow

May 1

1Orchard Oriole
1Chestnut-sided Warbler
1Blue Grosbeak
1Ovenbird