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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 14

3Chimney Swift
1Black Vulture
2Barred Owl
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Eastern Phoebe
1White-eyed Vireo
1American Crow
6Carolina Chickadee
3Tufted Titmouse
1White-breasted Nuthatch
3Brown-headed Nuthatch
3Carolina Wren
2European Starling
2Northern Mockingbird
1American Robin
2Cedar Waxwing
5American Goldfinch
1Chipping Sparrow
4Red-winged Blackbird
1Common Yellowthroat
1Northern Parula
7Northern Cardinal
4Indigo Bunting

May 12

6Canada Goose
5Mallard
2Pileated Woodpecker
1Eastern Kingbird
2Eastern Bluebird
2Common Grackle
2Mourning Dove
3Great Blue Heron
2Turkey Vulture
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1Red-eyed Vireo
3Blue Jay
4Fish Crow
1Barn Swallow
5Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Brown Thrasher
3House Finch
4Brown-headed Cowbird
1Gray Catbird
1Prothonotary Warbler
1Pine Warbler
1Red-headed Woodpecker
2Hairy Woodpecker
1Blue Grosbeak
1Wood Duck
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Eastern Towhee
1Black-and-white Warbler
1American Redstart
1Yellow Warbler

May 11

1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Orchard Oriole
1Scarlet Tanager
XOsprey
XSummer Tanager
1Solitary Sandpiper
1Cape May Warbler
1Magnolia Warbler
1Spotted Sandpiper

May 10

1Belted Kingfisher
1Northern Flicker
1Swainson's Thrush
1Northern Waterthrush
10Rock Pigeon
10Double-crested Cormorant
18Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1House Wren
2Field Sparrow
1Song Sparrow
2Blackpoll Warbler
2Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler
1Rose-breasted Grosbeak