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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 10

5Canada Goose
1Wood Duck
2Mallard
1Yellow-crowned Night Heron
1Great Blue Heron
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Eastern Phoebe
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1White-eyed Vireo
2Red-eyed Vireo
1Blue Jay
2American Crow
1Fish Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
1White-breasted Nuthatch
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Carolina Wren
1Gray Catbird
1Northern Mockingbird
1Swainson's Thrush
1Cedar Waxwing
1House Finch
1American Goldfinch
4Red-winged Blackbird
2Brown-headed Cowbird
1Prothonotary Warbler
1Common Yellowthroat
1American Redstart
1Northern Parula
4Northern Cardinal
1Indigo Bunting
1Mourning Dove
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
10Chimney Swift
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Spotted Sandpiper
1Lesser Yellowlegs
1Anhinga
1American Bittern
1Black Vulture
4Turkey Vulture
1Belted Kingfisher
2Acadian Flycatcher
1Yellow-throated Vireo
6Barn Swallow
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
5European Starling
1Brown Thrasher
4Eastern Bluebird
3Chipping Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
4Common Grackle
1Louisiana Waterthrush
1Hooded Warbler
1Northern Yellow Warbler
1Blackpoll Warbler
2Pine Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler
1Wilson's Warbler
1Scarlet Tanager

May 9

1Killdeer
1American Robin
1Red-headed Woodpecker
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Chestnut-sided Warbler
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
2Green Heron
1Summer Tanager
1Blue Grosbeak
1Eastern Kingbird
1Solitary Sandpiper
1Cooper's Hawk
3Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1Orchard Oriole
1Barred Owl
1Magnolia Warbler
1Canada Warbler
1Rose-breasted Grosbeak

May 7

1Purple Martin

May 6

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

May 5

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

May 4

1Blue-winged Teal