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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.

January 24

17Canada Goose
10Wood Duck
10Northern Shoveler
15Mallard
1Muscovy Duck x Mallard (hybrid)
11Green-winged Teal
4Hooded Merganser
6Mourning Dove
6Wilson's Snipe
1Great Egret
4Great Blue Heron
6Black Vulture
1Cooper's Hawk
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
2Red-headed Woodpecker
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
1Eastern Phoebe
3Blue Jay
1American Crow
5Carolina Chickadee
3Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2Winter Wren
4Carolina Wren
1Brown Thrasher
1Northern Mockingbird
7Eastern Bluebird
2Hermit Thrush
4American Robin
26Cedar Waxwing
6American Goldfinch
28White-throated Sparrow
5Song Sparrow
9Swamp Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
47Red-winged Blackbird
8Rusty Blackbird
1Pine Warbler
5Yellow-rumped Warbler
7Northern Cardinal
2Killdeer
6Pied-billed Grebe
4Turkey Vulture
1Hairy Woodpecker
6Pileated Woodpecker
8Tufted Titmouse
3Golden-crowned Kinglet
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Brown Creeper
2House Finch
2Fox Sparrow
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Common Yellowthroat

January 23

7Gadwall
1American Wigeon
1Ring-necked Duck
1Sora
5European Starling
1Orange-crowned Warbler

January 22

1Red-tailed Hawk