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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 28

10Canada Goose
1Wood Duck
2Mallard
1Mourning Dove
1Chimney Swift
1Solitary Sandpiper
1Great Egret
1Barred Owl
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
2Pileated Woodpecker
3Great Crested Flycatcher
1White-eyed Vireo
1Red-eyed Vireo
1Blue Jay
5Carolina Chickadee
4Tufted Titmouse
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
3Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
8Carolina Wren
2Eastern Bluebird
5American Robin
2American Goldfinch
2White-throated Sparrow
2Swamp Sparrow
7Red-winged Blackbird
1Common Grackle
1Prothonotary Warbler
1Common Yellowthroat
1Hooded Warbler
1Northern Parula
9Northern Cardinal
2Rose-breasted Grosbeak
1Indigo Bunting
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Killdeer
1American Bittern
2Great Blue Heron
1Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
2Red-headed Woodpecker
3Eastern Phoebe
4American Crow
5Fish Crow
2Tree Swallow
10Northern Rough-winged Swallow
20Barn Swallow
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1White-breasted Nuthatch
5European Starling
1Gray Catbird
4Brown Thrasher
1Northern Mockingbird
2Chipping Sparrow
1Song Sparrow
2Eastern Towhee
2Brown-headed Cowbird
1Northern Waterthrush
2Pine Warbler
2Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Scarlet Tanager

April 27

1Spotted Sandpiper
1Red-shouldered Hawk
11Cedar Waxwing
1Blue Grosbeak
1Wood Thrush
1Orchard Oriole
2Ovenbird
1Northern Yellow Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler

April 26

1Yellow-crowned Night Heron
2Eastern Kingbird
1Northern Flicker
1Blue-winged Warbler
3Cape May Warbler
1American Black Duck
1Wild Turkey
1Black Vulture
1Belted Kingfisher
1Hairy Woodpecker
1House Finch
1Yellow-throated Vireo
1Eurasian Collared-Dove
1Black-billed Cuckoo
3Anhinga
1Green Heron
1Northern Harrier
1Blue-headed Vireo
1Baltimore Oriole
2Black-and-white Warbler
1Black-throated Blue Warbler
1Summer Tanager
3Ring-billed Gull
1House Sparrow
1Black-throated Green Warbler

April 25

1Blue-winged Teal
2Palm Warbler
3Northern House Wren
1Veery
1Yellow-breasted Chat
1Kentucky Warbler
1Acadian Flycatcher
2American Redstart
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo

April 24

1Rock Pigeon
1Sora
1Little Blue Heron
1Cooper's Hawk
2Purple Martin
1Mississippi Kite

April 23

1American Kestrel
1Lincoln's Sparrow
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Brown Creeper
1Dark-eyed Junco

April 21

1Bald Eagle