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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.

January 10

20Canada Goose
6Gadwall
5Pied-billed Grebe
2Great Blue Heron
1Turkey Vulture
2Northern Flicker
1Eastern Phoebe
1Blue Jay
2American Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Golden-crowned Kinglet
3Carolina Wren
1White-throated Sparrow
1Song Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
2Yellow-rumped Warbler
4Northern Cardinal
6Mallard
1Muscovy Duck x Mallard (hybrid)
1Mallard x American Black Duck (hybrid)
1Great Egret
1Red-headed Woodpecker
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
18Cedar Waxwing
2American Goldfinch
8Northern Shoveler
2Green-winged Teal
4Killdeer
2Red-shouldered Hawk
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
2Eastern Bluebird
1American Robin
3Red-winged Blackbird
3Wood Duck
3Mourning Dove
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Brown Creeper
2Marsh Wren
2Hermit Thrush
1Fox Sparrow
2Eastern Towhee
2American Wigeon
4Sora
4Black Vulture
1Bald Eagle
1Hairy Woodpecker
2Winter Wren
26European Starling
2Chipping Sparrow
2Dark-eyed Junco
16Rusty Blackbird
2800Common Grackle
1Pine Warbler

January 9

1Brown Thrasher
1House Finch
1Gray Catbird
2Wilson's Snipe
1Purple Finch
1Muscovy Duck

January 8

1Peregrine Falcon

January 6

2Belted Kingfisher
1Northern Mockingbird
2Hooded Merganser

January 5

1Virginia Rail

January 4

4Field Sparrow