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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 3

2Mallard
1Great Blue Heron
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1American Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Winter Wren
1Carolina Wren
1American Robin
2House Finch
3White-throated Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
3Yellow-rumped Warbler
2Northern Cardinal
4Canada Goose
8Northern Shoveler
1Mallard x American Black Duck (hybrid)
1Green-winged Teal
1Hooded Merganser
1Killdeer
1Wilson's Snipe
1Great Egret
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
1Eastern Phoebe
2Blue Jay
1American Goldfinch
2Song Sparrow
4Swamp Sparrow
2Wood Duck
1Red-headed Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
2European Starling
1Golden-crowned Kinglet
1Eastern Bluebird
2Hermit Thrush

January 2

1Sora
16Red-winged Blackbird
1Brown Creeper
3Cedar Waxwing
3Pine Warbler
5Mourning Dove
55Common Grackle
1Dark-eyed Junco
3Rusty Blackbird
2Northern Mockingbird
1White-breasted Nuthatch
5Black Vulture
1Palm Warbler

January 1

1Orange-crowned Warbler
2Turkey Vulture
5Pied-billed Grebe
1Red-tailed Hawk
2Brown Thrasher
1Marsh Wren
3House Sparrow
1Chipping Sparrow

December 31

1American Bittern
1American Black Duck
1Gray Catbird
1Virginia Rail
1Belted Kingfisher

December 29

4Gadwall
1Hairy Woodpecker
2Fox Sparrow
5Brown-headed Cowbird

December 28

1Purple Finch