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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 26

4Canada Goose
2Wood Duck
1Mourning Dove
2Chimney Swift
1Killdeer
1American Bittern
1Great Blue Heron
1Red-headed Woodpecker
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1Eastern Kingbird
1Red-eyed Vireo
1Blue Jay
2Northern Mockingbird
2American Robin
2White-throated Sparrow
2Swamp Sparrow
4Red-winged Blackbird
1Pine Warbler
1Northern Cardinal
1Carolina Chickadee
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Carolina Wren
1Brown Thrasher
1American Goldfinch
1Blue-winged Warbler
1White-eyed Vireo
3Cape May Warbler
2Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Yellow-crowned Night Heron
1Eastern Phoebe
3Tufted Titmouse
1Mallard
1Northern Rough-winged Swallow
3Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Turkey Vulture
2Red-shouldered Hawk
1Barred Owl
1Hairy Woodpecker
2Pileated Woodpecker
1White-breasted Nuthatch
2European Starling
3Eastern Towhee
2Prothonotary Warbler
1Fish Crow
1Northern Parula
1Solitary Sandpiper
2Belted Kingfisher
1Eastern Bluebird
2Common Yellowthroat
1Indigo Bunting
2Black Vulture
1Osprey
1Yellow-throated Vireo
1American Crow
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
2House Finch
2Common Grackle
1Yellow-throated Warbler
1Eurasian Collared-Dove
1Black-billed Cuckoo
3Anhinga
1Green Heron
1Northern Harrier
1Blue-headed Vireo
5Barn Swallow
1Gray Catbird
1Wood Thrush
1Cedar Waxwing
2Chipping Sparrow
2Orchard Oriole
1Baltimore Oriole
6Brown-headed Cowbird
1Northern Waterthrush
2Black-and-white Warbler
1Black-throated Blue Warbler
1Summer Tanager
1Scarlet Tanager
3Rose-breasted Grosbeak
1Blue Grosbeak
3Ring-billed Gull
1House Sparrow
1Black-throated Green Warbler

April 25

1Blue-winged Teal
2Palm Warbler
3Northern House Wren
1Ovenbird
1Veery
2Song Sparrow
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Yellow-breasted Chat
1Kentucky Warbler
1Northern Yellow Warbler
1Spotted Sandpiper
1Acadian Flycatcher
2American Redstart
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Great Egret

April 24

1Tree Swallow
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
1Least Bittern