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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.

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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.

February 12

5Canada Goose
3Wood Duck
6Northern Shoveler
4Mallard
1Hooded Merganser
3Rock Pigeon
4Mourning Dove
2Great Blue Heron
3Turkey Vulture
1Sharp-shinned Hawk
2Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
2Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
7Red-headed Woodpecker
3Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
3Northern Flicker
4Eastern Phoebe
3Blue Jay
2American Crow
6Carolina Chickadee
3Tufted Titmouse
3Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2Golden-crowned Kinglet
1White-breasted Nuthatch
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Brown Creeper
5Carolina Wren
6European Starling
1Brown Thrasher
2Northern Mockingbird
1Hermit Thrush
16American Robin
6Cedar Waxwing
2House Sparrow
2House Finch
1Fox Sparrow
2Dark-eyed Junco
7White-throated Sparrow
1Savannah Sparrow
3Song Sparrow
3Swamp Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
2Red-winged Blackbird
1Common Grackle
1Pine Warbler
4Yellow-rumped Warbler
3Northern Cardinal
11Green-winged Teal
1Killdeer
3Wilson's Snipe
2Hairy Woodpecker
1Winter Wren
4Eastern Bluebird
3Chipping Sparrow
20Rusty Blackbird
1Gadwall
1Redhead
1Great Egret
6Black Vulture
1American Goldfinch
1Field Sparrow
7Pied-billed Grebe

February 11

1Fish Crow

February 10

1Orange-crowned Warbler

February 9

4Brown-headed Cowbird

February 8

2Palm Warbler
3Blue-winged Teal
1Mallard x American Black Duck (hybrid)
50Ring-billed Gull
1Purple Finch

February 7

1American Bittern

February 6

1Sora