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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 24

6Canada Goose
1Wood Duck
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Chimney Swift
3Great Blue Heron
1Black Vulture
2Turkey Vulture
4Mississippi Kite
1Red-headed Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
2Eastern Phoebe
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1Eastern Kingbird
1White-eyed Vireo
1Tufted Titmouse
1Purple Martin
6Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1Barn Swallow
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Brown Thrasher
1Northern Mockingbird
3Eastern Bluebird
15Cedar Waxwing
1American Goldfinch
3Red-winged Blackbird
3Common Grackle
1Common Yellowthroat
3Northern Cardinal
1Indigo Bunting
1Mallard
2Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Brown-headed Cowbird
1Hooded Warbler
1Summer Tanager
1American Black Duck
XMourning Dove
1Yellow-crowned Night Heron
XRed-tailed Hawk
1Barred Owl
XBlue Jay
XFish Crow
XCarolina Chickadee
XWhite-breasted Nuthatch
XCarolina Wren
XEuropean Starling
XGray Catbird
XAmerican Robin
XProthonotary Warbler
XKentucky Warbler
XAmerican Redstart
2Hairy Woodpecker
1Red-eyed Vireo
2American Crow

May 22

1Northern Parula
1Blue Grosbeak

May 20

4Rock Pigeon
1Killdeer
1Green Heron
2Acadian Flycatcher
1Chipping Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
1Louisiana Waterthrush
2Pine Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler

May 19

1Anhinga
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
1House Finch
1Song Sparrow

May 18

1Double-crested Cormorant
1Osprey
1Baltimore Oriole