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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 8

15Canada Goose
6Wood Duck
1Mourning Dove
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
2Chimney Swift
6Great Blue Heron
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Barred Owl
3Red-headed Woodpecker
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Hairy Woodpecker
2Pileated Woodpecker
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Eastern Phoebe
4Great Crested Flycatcher
3Red-eyed Vireo
3Carolina Chickadee
5Tufted Titmouse
4Northern Rough-winged Swallow
4Barn Swallow
5Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
10Carolina Wren
3European Starling
1Gray Catbird
2Northern Mockingbird
2Eastern Bluebird
2American Robin
9Cedar Waxwing
4American Goldfinch
4Chipping Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
15Red-winged Blackbird
3Brown-headed Cowbird
5Common Grackle
2Prothonotary Warbler
3Common Yellowthroat
2American Redstart
1Northern Parula
1Scarlet Tanager
17Northern Cardinal

May 7

2Mallard
1Anhinga
1American Bittern
1Green Heron
1Eastern Kingbird
1Blue Jay
1Purple Martin
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Yellow-crowned Night Heron
1Pine Warbler

May 6

1Solitary Sandpiper
1Osprey
1White-eyed Vireo
5American Crow
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Brown Thrasher
1Northern Waterthrush
1Hooded Warbler
1Cape May Warbler
2Blackpoll Warbler
1Summer Tanager
2Indigo Bunting
1Fish Crow
1House Finch
1Song Sparrow
1Muscovy Duck
1Acadian Flycatcher
1Swainson's Thrush
1Swamp Sparrow
1Yellow-breasted Chat
1Baltimore Oriole
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler
1Black-throated Green Warbler

May 5

1Kentucky Warbler
1Turkey Vulture
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Black Vulture
1Tree Swallow
2Muscovy Duck x Mallard (hybrid)
1Dark-eyed Junco

May 4

1Killdeer
1Blue-winged Teal

May 3

1Veery
2Wood Thrush
1Worm-eating Warbler
1Black-and-white Warbler
1Bay-breasted Warbler
1Blackburnian Warbler
1Black-throated Blue Warbler
1Black-billed Cuckoo
XMagnolia Warbler
XNorthern Yellow Warbler
XCanada Warbler
1Rock Pigeon
1Palm Warbler
1Belted Kingfisher
1White-throated Sparrow
1Rose-breasted Grosbeak

May 2

1Cooper's Hawk
1Spotted Sandpiper
1House Sparrow