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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.

April 19

2Northern Mockingbird
1Eastern Bluebird
3Cedar Waxwing
2House Finch
1American Goldfinch
1Dark-eyed Junco
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
8Canada Goose
2Wood Duck
1Mallard
1American Bittern
1Green Heron
4Great Blue Heron
1Black Vulture
1Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
1Belted Kingfisher
1Red-headed Woodpecker
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
2Eastern Phoebe
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1Eastern Kingbird
2Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
3Brown-headed Nuthatch
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
4Carolina Wren
3White-throated Sparrow
2Swamp Sparrow
2Eastern Towhee
24Red-winged Blackbird
17Northern Cardinal
7Blue-winged Teal
1Red-breasted Merganser
1Mourning Dove
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1White-eyed Vireo
2Blue Jay
1American Crow
15Tree Swallow
1Gray Catbird
1Brown-headed Cowbird
2Yellow-throated Warbler
1Red-eyed Vireo
2Northern Rough-winged Swallow
2Common Yellowthroat
1Northern Parula

April 18

1Barred Owl
2Fish Crow
1Pine Warbler
1Chimney Swift
1Hairy Woodpecker
4Barn Swallow
2European Starling
2Chipping Sparrow
1Black-throated Blue Warbler
1Brown Thrasher
2Song Sparrow
1Blue-headed Vireo
1Common Grackle
1Ovenbird
1Prothonotary Warbler
1Hooded Warbler
1Blue Grosbeak
1Killdeer
1Yellow-throated Vireo
1Baltimore Oriole
1Palm Warbler
1Bald Eagle
2Red-tailed Hawk
1Northern Flicker
1Hermit Thrush
2American Robin
1Wilson's Snipe
1Cape May Warbler
1Blackpoll Warbler
1Summer Tanager
4Indigo Bunting

April 15

1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Field Sparrow

April 14

1Sora
1Little Blue Heron
1Cooper's Hawk
1Eastern Meadowlark
1Orange-crowned Warbler

April 13

1Solitary Sandpiper