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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.

The Club provides this website to all for free.

By becoming a member, you support the activities of the Club, receive reduced registration fee for meetings, can participate in bonus field trips, and receive our publications.

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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.

October 12

8Canada Goose ✓
6Mallard ✓
2Great Blue Heron ✓
2Turkey Vulture ✓
1Red-tailed Hawk ✓
2Red-headed Woodpecker ✓
5Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
2Downy Woodpecker ✓
3Northern Flicker ✓
4American Crow ✓
2Carolina Chickadee ✓
1Tufted Titmouse ✓
3Carolina Wren ✓
2Gray Catbird ✓
1Brown Thrasher ✓
2Eastern Bluebird ✓
1American Goldfinch ✓
1White-throated Sparrow ✓
3Tennessee Warbler ✓
8Northern Cardinal ✓
1Wood Duck ✓
1Mourning Dove ✓
2Yellow-billed Cuckoo ✓
5Chimney Swift ✓
1Black Vulture ✓
1Hairy Woodpecker ✓
1Eastern Wood-Pewee ✓
3Eastern Phoebe ✓
2Blue Jay ✓
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
3White-breasted Nuthatch ✓
1Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
2American Robin ✓
3House Finch ✓
2Brown-headed Cowbird ✓
1Common Yellowthroat ✓
2American Redstart ✓
1Northern Parula ✓
1Magnolia Warbler ✓
1Bay-breasted Warbler ✓
2Blackburnian Warbler ✓
1Black-throated Blue Warbler ✓
6Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
1Yellow-throated Warbler ✓
1Black-throated Green Warbler ✓

October 11

2Wild Turkey ✓
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird ✓
2Bald Eagle ✓
2Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
2Belted Kingfisher ✓
1Pileated Woodpecker ✓
1American Kestrel ✓
1White-eyed Vireo ✓
2Northern Mockingbird ✓
3Swamp Sparrow ✓
1Eastern Towhee ✓
1Scarlet Tanager ✓
1Rose-breasted Grosbeak ✓

October 9

1Chipping Sparrow ✓
1Common Grackle ✓
1Indigo Bunting ✓
1Fish Crow ✓
2Cedar Waxwing ✓
35Red-winged Blackbird ✓
1Cape May Warbler ✓
2Palm Warbler ✓

October 8

1Killdeer ✓
1Northern Rough-winged Swallow ✓

October 7

1Osprey ✓
1Pine Warbler ✓