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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.

May 6

2Canada Goose
1Mourning Dove
1Anhinga
1Downy Woodpecker
1Fish Crow
1Tufted Titmouse
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Carolina Wren
1Brown Thrasher
1Northern Mockingbird
1House Finch
2American Goldfinch
1Song Sparrow
3Northern Cardinal
1Muscovy Duck
2Wood Duck
4Mallard
1Chimney Swift
3Solitary Sandpiper
2Yellow-crowned Night Heron
3Great Blue Heron
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-headed Woodpecker
3Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Acadian Flycatcher
2Eastern Phoebe
2Great Crested Flycatcher
1Eastern Kingbird
1White-eyed Vireo
1Red-eyed Vireo
1Blue Jay
4American Crow
6Carolina Chickadee
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Gray Catbird
2Eastern Bluebird
1Swainson's Thrush
3American Robin
1Cedar Waxwing
1Chipping Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
1Yellow-breasted Chat
1Baltimore Oriole
7Red-winged Blackbird
3Brown-headed Cowbird
3Common Grackle
2Prothonotary Warbler
3Common Yellowthroat
1Hooded Warbler
1Northern Parula
1Blackpoll Warbler
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler
1Black-throated Green Warbler
1Summer Tanager
1Indigo Bunting

May 5

1Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Eastern Towhee
1Kentucky Warbler
1Pine Warbler
1Turkey Vulture
1Barred Owl
3Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Black Vulture
1Tree Swallow
5Barn Swallow
1American Redstart
1Green Heron
6European Starling
2Muscovy Duck x Mallard (hybrid)
1Dark-eyed Junco

May 4

1Killdeer
1Blue-winged Teal

May 3

1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Veery
2Wood Thrush
1Worm-eating Warbler
2Northern Waterthrush
1Black-and-white Warbler
1Bay-breasted Warbler
1Blackburnian Warbler
1Black-throated Blue Warbler
1Black-billed Cuckoo
XMagnolia Warbler
XNorthern Yellow Warbler
XCanada Warbler
XScarlet Tanager
1Rock Pigeon
1Palm Warbler
1American Bittern
1Belted Kingfisher
1Purple Martin
1White-throated Sparrow
1Rose-breasted Grosbeak
1Cape May Warbler

May 2

1Cooper's Hawk
1Spotted Sandpiper
1House Sparrow

May 1

1Orchard Oriole
1Chestnut-sided Warbler
1Blue Grosbeak
1Ovenbird