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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 12

9Canada Goose
3Wood Duck
2Mallard
1Mourning Dove
2Chimney Swift
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Solitary Sandpiper
1American Bittern
2Yellow-crowned Night Heron
2Great Blue Heron
1Black Vulture
1Turkey Vulture
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
3Downy Woodpecker
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Acadian Flycatcher
1Eastern Phoebe
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1White-eyed Vireo
1Red-eyed Vireo
2Blue Jay
1American Crow
1Fish Crow
3Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
3Northern Rough-winged Swallow
2Barn Swallow
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
4Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Carolina Wren
2Brown Thrasher
1Northern Mockingbird
2Eastern Bluebird
1American Robin
13Cedar Waxwing
1American Goldfinch
2Chipping Sparrow
3Red-winged Blackbird
2Brown-headed Cowbird
1Common Grackle
1Louisiana Waterthrush
1Prothonotary Warbler
1Common Yellowthroat
1American Redstart
3Northern Parula
1Northern Yellow Warbler
1Blackpoll Warbler
1Canada Warbler
1Summer Tanager
6Northern Cardinal
1Indigo Bunting
4European Starling
1Baltimore Oriole
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Pine Warbler

May 11

1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
2Killdeer
1Green Heron
1Pileated Woodpecker
2Eastern Kingbird
2Swainson's Thrush
2House Sparrow
4House Finch
2Grasshopper Sparrow
2Song Sparrow
2Eastern Towhee
1Worm-eating Warbler
2Anhinga
1Belted Kingfisher
1Red-headed Woodpecker
1Yellow-throated Warbler
1Scarlet Tanager

May 10

1Yellow-throated Vireo
1Gray Catbird
1Spotted Sandpiper
1Lesser Yellowlegs
1Hooded Warbler
1Wilson's Warbler

May 9

1Chestnut-sided Warbler
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Blue Grosbeak
1Cooper's Hawk
1Orchard Oriole
1Barred Owl
1Magnolia Warbler
1Rose-breasted Grosbeak

May 8

1Northern Waterthrush

May 7

1Purple Martin

May 6

1Osprey
1Cape May Warbler
1Muscovy Duck
1Swamp Sparrow
1Yellow-breasted Chat
1Black-throated Green Warbler

May 5

1Kentucky Warbler