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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.

January 22

5Canada Goose
2Northern Shoveler
12Mallard
2Mourning Dove
2Wilson's Snipe
1Great Egret
2Great Blue Heron
1Cooper's Hawk
1Red-tailed Hawk
2Red-headed Woodpecker
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
5American Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
4Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1American Robin
2Yellow-rumped Warbler
4Northern Cardinal

January 20

4Wood Duck
2Green-winged Teal
2Hooded Merganser
4Belted Kingfisher
3Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
3Downy Woodpecker
1Hairy Woodpecker
13Eastern Phoebe
1White-eyed Vireo
4White-breasted Nuthatch
2Carolina Wren
2Brown Thrasher
1Northern Mockingbird
6Eastern Bluebird
1Hermit Thrush
2Cedar Waxwing
3Chipping Sparrow
4White-throated Sparrow
10Swamp Sparrow
10Rusty Blackbird
1Turkey Vulture
2Red-shouldered Hawk
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
3Tufted Titmouse
2Golden-crowned Kinglet
3Winter Wren
1Fox Sparrow
5Song Sparrow
3Eastern Towhee
7Red-winged Blackbird

January 19

1Killdeer
1American Wigeon
1Northern Pintail
1Sora
2Black Vulture
1Blue Jay
2American Goldfinch
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
1European Starling
10Gadwall
7Pied-billed Grebe
3House Finch
1Pine Warbler
1Summer Tanager

January 18

9Common Grackle
1Orange-crowned Warbler
5Dark-eyed Junco
1Brown Creeper
1American Black Duck
1Mallard x American Black Duck (hybrid)
1Barred Owl

January 17

1Gray Catbird
1House Sparrow
1Bald Eagle
1Marsh Wren

January 16

1Muscovy Duck x Mallard (hybrid)