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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.

June 19

17Canada Goose
2Mourning Dove
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
3Chimney Swift
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Least Bittern
2Great Blue Heron
1Black Vulture
1Turkey Vulture
1Mississippi Kite
2Red-shouldered Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
2Acadian Flycatcher
1Eastern Phoebe
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1Eastern Kingbird
1White-eyed Vireo
1Red-eyed Vireo
2Blue Jay
1American Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
3Purple Martin
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
3Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
5Carolina Wren
1European Starling
1Brown Thrasher
2Northern Mockingbird
2Eastern Bluebird
2American Goldfinch
4Chipping Sparrow
6Red-winged Blackbird
1Brown-headed Cowbird
2Common Grackle
3Common Yellowthroat
2Northern Parula
1Yellow-throated Warbler
9Northern Cardinal
1Indigo Bunting
1Mallard
1Great Egret
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Gray Catbird
1American Robin
1Yellow-breasted Chat

June 18

1Green Heron
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1Barn Swallow
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1House Finch
1Prothonotary Warbler
2Wood Duck
3Killdeer
2Blue Grosbeak

June 17

3Red-headed Woodpecker
1Pine Warbler
2Yellow-crowned Night Heron
1Osprey

June 16

1Fish Crow
1House Sparrow
1Summer Tanager
1Broad-winged Hawk
2Eastern Towhee

June 14

1Worm-eating Warbler
1Rock Pigeon
1Pileated Woodpecker
2Cedar Waxwing