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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.

The Club provides this website to all for free.

By becoming a member, you support the activities of the Club, receive reduced registration fee for meetings, can participate in bonus field trips, and receive our publications.

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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.

October 25

10Canada Goose ✓
4Mallard ✓
1Mourning Dove ✓
1Double-crested Cormorant ✓
1Great Blue Heron ✓
1Black Vulture ✓
2Turkey Vulture ✓
1Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
1Red-tailed Hawk ✓
2Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ✓
4Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
3Downy Woodpecker ✓
1Hairy Woodpecker ✓
2Northern Flicker ✓
2Eastern Phoebe ✓
2Blue Jay ✓
1American Crow ✓
5Carolina Chickadee ✓
3Tufted Titmouse ✓
7Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
5Golden-crowned Kinglet ✓
1White-breasted Nuthatch ✓
1Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
1Brown Creeper ✓
3Carolina Wren ✓
2Brown Thrasher ✓
2Northern Mockingbird ✓
8Eastern Bluebird ✓
3House Finch ✓
7White-throated Sparrow ✓
5Song Sparrow ✓
1Swamp Sparrow ✓
1Eastern Towhee ✓
23Red-winged Blackbird ✓
30Common Grackle ✓
8Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
7Northern Cardinal ✓
3Wood Duck ✓
6Red-headed Woodpecker ✓
12European Starling ✓
2American Robin ✓
18Cedar Waxwing ✓
8American Goldfinch ✓
1Field Sparrow ✓
2Common Yellowthroat ✓
2Blue-winged Teal ✓
1Blue-headed Vireo ✓
2Hermit Thrush ✓
1Dark-eyed Junco ✓
2Brown-headed Cowbird ✓
1Tennessee Warbler ✓

October 24

1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
2Pileated Woodpecker ✓
1Eastern Wood-Pewee ✓
1Fish Crow ✓
1Northern Parula ✓
1Pine Warbler ✓
1Bald Eagle ✓
1American Wigeon
1Sora
2Chipping Sparrow ✓

October 23

1Osprey ✓
1American Kestrel ✓
1Rusty Blackbird
1Indigo Bunting ✓

October 22

1Cooper's Hawk ✓

October 19

1Belted Kingfisher ✓
1Winter Wren ✓
2Gray Catbird ✓