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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 19

16Canada Goose ✓
12Mallard ✓
3Mourning Dove ✓
1Sora
3Great Blue Heron ✓
1Black Vulture ✓
6Turkey Vulture ✓
1Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
1Red-tailed Hawk ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
3Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ✓
7Red-headed Woodpecker ✓
15Red-bellied Woodpecker
7Downy Woodpecker ✓
3Hairy Woodpecker
5Northern Flicker ✓
11Eastern Phoebe ✓
6Blue Jay ✓
3American Crow ✓
1Fish Crow ✓
8Carolina Chickadee ✓
9Tufted Titmouse ✓
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
5Golden-crowned Kinglet ✓
1White-breasted Nuthatch ✓
1Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
1Winter Wren ✓
22Carolina Wren ✓
2European Starling ✓
2Gray Catbird ✓
1Brown Thrasher ✓
6Eastern Bluebird ✓
2American Robin ✓
12House Finch ✓
1American Goldfinch ✓
7White-throated Sparrow ✓
8Song Sparrow ✓
7Swamp Sparrow ✓
2Eastern Towhee ✓
60Red-winged Blackbird ✓
45Common Grackle ✓
8Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
21Northern Cardinal ✓

October 18

1Brown Creeper ✓
1Northern Mockingbird ✓
1Hermit Thrush ✓
1Cedar Waxwing ✓
1Chipping Sparrow ✓
1Tennessee Warbler ✓
2Wood Duck ✓
1Pileated Woodpecker ✓
1Eastern Wood-Pewee ✓
2Brown-headed Cowbird ✓

October 17

2Great Egret ✓
1Common Yellowthroat ✓
2Bay-breasted Warbler ✓
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo ✓
1Killdeer ✓
1Northern Harrier ✓
1American Kestrel ✓
1Dark-eyed Junco ✓
1Northern Parula ✓
1Osprey ✓
1Black-throated Blue Warbler ✓
2Blue-winged Teal ✓
1Mallard x American Black Duck (hybrid)
1American Redstart ✓
1Magnolia Warbler ✓
1Blackburnian Warbler ✓
2Pine Warbler ✓
2Indigo Bunting ✓

October 16

3Rock Pigeon ✓

October 15

5Chimney Swift ✓

October 14

1Northern House Wren ✓
1Scarlet Tanager ✓
1Northern Waterthrush ✓
1Rose-breasted Grosbeak ✓