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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.

November 26

2Canada Goose
14Mallard
30Green-winged Teal
2Killdeer
2Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
10Black Vulture
9Turkey Vulture
1Red-tailed Hawk
2Belted Kingfisher
3Red-headed Woodpecker
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
6American Crow
4Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
2Carolina Wren
4White-throated Sparrow
4Song Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
3Northern Cardinal
2Pied-billed Grebe
3Eastern Phoebe
2Golden-crowned Kinglet
3Eastern Bluebird
3Cedar Waxwing

November 25

2Wood Duck
2Downy Woodpecker
1Winter Wren
1Brown Thrasher
1Hermit Thrush
3American Goldfinch
2Eastern Towhee

November 24

1Blue Jay
1Brown Creeper
1Gray Catbird
1House Finch
1Purple Finch
1Chipping Sparrow
50Red-winged Blackbird
1Pine Warbler
2American Black Duck
1Red-shouldered Hawk
2Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Fish Crow
1American Robin
1Rusty Blackbird
5Common Grackle
1Palm Warbler
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Ring-necked Duck
1Cooper's Hawk
3Northern Flicker
1Gadwall

November 23

1European Starling
1Northern Mockingbird
2Northern Shoveler
1Sora
5Wilson's Snipe
35Double-crested Cormorant
1Baltimore Oriole
1Marsh Wren

November 22

4Dark-eyed Junco
2Mourning Dove

November 21

1Savannah Sparrow

November 20

1American Bittern
2Hooded Merganser
1American Pipit