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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 29

10Canada Goose
4Northern Shoveler
5Mallard
7Hooded Merganser
2Great Egret
2Great Blue Heron
1Black Vulture
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Blue Jay
2Brown Thrasher
2Eastern Bluebird
1American Robin
5White-throated Sparrow
10Swamp Sparrow
5Rusty Blackbird
5Northern Cardinal
1Wilson's Snipe
2Red-shouldered Hawk
2Red-headed Woodpecker
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Eastern Phoebe
7American Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
1Winter Wren
5Carolina Wren
5Hermit Thrush
6American Goldfinch
13Song Sparrow
75Red-winged Blackbird
2Yellow-rumped Warbler

January 28

5Gadwall
14Green-winged Teal
10Mourning Dove
1American Bittern
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
1Hairy Woodpecker
3Northern Flicker
9Tufted Titmouse
3Ruby-crowned Kinglet
6Golden-crowned Kinglet
2White-breasted Nuthatch
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
4European Starling
2Gray Catbird
4Northern Mockingbird
6Cedar Waxwing
2House Sparrow
1American Pipit
1House Finch
3Chipping Sparrow
3Eastern Towhee
10Common Grackle
1Palm Warbler
1Pine Warbler

January 24

10Wood Duck
1Muscovy Duck x Mallard (hybrid)
1Cooper's Hawk
2Killdeer
6Pied-billed Grebe
4Turkey Vulture
6Pileated Woodpecker
1Brown Creeper
2Fox Sparrow
1Common Yellowthroat

January 23

1American Wigeon
1Ring-necked Duck
1Sora
1Orange-crowned Warbler