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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 Lake Conestee Nature Park

Only the most recent report per species is shown. Some reports may be pending verification.

March 27

5Canada Goose
1Blue-winged Teal
2Mallard
1Green Heron
1Great Egret
3Great Blue Heron
1Sharp-shinned Hawk
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Blue Jay
1American Crow
3Carolina Chickadee
3Tufted Titmouse
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2Carolina Wren
1Brown Thrasher
1White-throated Sparrow
3Song Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
4Red-winged Blackbird
1Common Yellowthroat
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
2Northern Cardinal
2Black Vulture
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Hairy Woodpecker
2Eastern Phoebe
2American Goldfinch
1Chipping Sparrow
15Wood Duck
1Hooded Merganser
5Mourning Dove
3Turkey Vulture
1White-eyed Vireo
1Fish Crow
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2European Starling
3Eastern Bluebird
2Hermit Thrush
1House Finch

March 26

4Wilson's Snipe
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Red-headed Woodpecker
1Common Grackle

March 25

1Belted Kingfisher
1Northern Flicker
4Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1Marsh Wren
1Field Sparrow
1Pine Warbler
1Osprey
1Winter Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
1American Robin
1Brown-headed Cowbird
2Pied-billed Grebe
1Blue-headed Vireo
1Barn Swallow
1Golden-crowned Kinglet
3Dark-eyed Junco
1Sora
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Killdeer
1Pileated Woodpecker

March 24

1American Bittern
1House Wren
1Rusty Blackbird

March 23

1Solitary Sandpiper
2Red-tailed Hawk
2Tree Swallow

March 22

1Barred Owl
1Double-crested Cormorant

March 21

1Cedar Waxwing
1Greater Yellowlegs
1Orange-crowned Warbler