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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 11

1Canada Goose
2Wood Duck
1Mallard
2Mourning Dove
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Chimney Swift
1Great Blue Heron
3Turkey Vulture
5Downy Woodpecker
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1White-eyed Vireo
1Blue Jay
2American Crow
4Carolina Chickadee
4Tufted Titmouse
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
4Carolina Wren
1Brown Thrasher
1Northern Mockingbird
2Eastern Bluebird
2American Goldfinch
6Red-winged Blackbird
3Prothonotary Warbler
3Common Yellowthroat
1American Redstart
7Northern Cardinal
2Killdeer
1Green Heron
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
2Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Eastern Phoebe
2Eastern Kingbird
1Red-eyed Vireo
3Fish Crow
6Northern Rough-winged Swallow
2Barn Swallow
1White-breasted Nuthatch
5European Starling
2Swainson's Thrush
4American Robin
2Cedar Waxwing
2House Sparrow
4House Finch
2Grasshopper Sparrow
2Chipping Sparrow
2Song Sparrow
2Eastern Towhee
1Baltimore Oriole
2Brown-headed Cowbird
1Worm-eating Warbler
1Northern Parula
1Blackpoll Warbler
1Pine Warbler
1Summer Tanager
1Indigo Bunting
2Ruby-throated Hummingbird
2Anhinga
1Belted Kingfisher
1Red-headed Woodpecker
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
3Common Grackle
1Yellow-throated Warbler
1Scarlet Tanager

May 10

1Yellow-crowned Night Heron
1Gray Catbird
1Spotted Sandpiper
1Lesser Yellowlegs
1American Bittern
1Black Vulture
2Acadian Flycatcher
1Yellow-throated Vireo
1Louisiana Waterthrush
1Hooded Warbler
1Northern Yellow Warbler
1Wilson's Warbler

May 9

1Chestnut-sided Warbler
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Blue Grosbeak
1Solitary Sandpiper
1Cooper's Hawk
1Orchard Oriole
1Barred Owl
1Magnolia Warbler
1Canada Warbler
1Rose-breasted Grosbeak

May 7

1Purple Martin

May 6

1Osprey
1Northern Waterthrush
1Cape May Warbler
1Muscovy Duck
1Swamp Sparrow
1Yellow-breasted Chat
1Black-throated Green Warbler

May 5

1Kentucky Warbler
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Tree Swallow
2Muscovy Duck x Mallard (hybrid)
1Dark-eyed Junco