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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 5

6Canada Goose
4Solitary Sandpiper
1Green Heron
2Great Blue Heron
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-headed Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1Eastern Kingbird
4Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
1Carolina Wren
6European Starling
2Gray Catbird
1Eastern Bluebird
1American Goldfinch
40Red-winged Blackbird
4Brown-headed Cowbird
1Common Yellowthroat
1Yellow-throated Warbler
20Northern Cardinal
3Indigo Bunting
6Wood Duck
1Mallard
1Mourning Dove
2Brown Thrasher
1Yellow-crowned Night Heron
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Red-eyed Vireo
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
5Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Northern Mockingbird
6American Robin
7Cedar Waxwing
2Northern Parula
1Pine Warbler
2Muscovy Duck x Mallard (hybrid)
2American Crow
5Barn Swallow
1Dark-eyed Junco
1Summer Tanager

May 4

2Chimney Swift
1Killdeer
1Turkey Vulture
1Eastern Phoebe
1Fish Crow
3Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1House Finch
1Blue-winged Teal
1Barred Owl

May 3

2Anhinga
1Prothonotary Warbler
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
2White-eyed Vireo
4Tree Swallow
1Veery
2Wood Thrush
2Swamp Sparrow
1Worm-eating Warbler
2Northern Waterthrush
1Black-and-white Warbler
1American Redstart
1Bay-breasted Warbler
1Blackburnian Warbler
1Black-throated Blue Warbler
1Black-throated Green Warbler
1Black-billed Cuckoo
1Black Vulture
1Acadian Flycatcher
3Blue Jay
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Song Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
XEastern Wood-Pewee
XMagnolia Warbler
XNorthern Yellow Warbler
XYellow-rumped Warbler
XCanada Warbler
XScarlet Tanager
1Rock Pigeon
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2Chipping Sparrow
1Palm Warbler
1American Bittern
1Common Grackle
1Belted Kingfisher
1Purple Martin
1White-throated Sparrow
1Blackpoll Warbler
1Rose-breasted Grosbeak
1Cape May Warbler

May 2

1Swainson's Thrush
1Cooper's Hawk
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Spotted Sandpiper
1House Sparrow
1Hooded Warbler

May 1

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

April 28

1Louisiana Waterthrush