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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.

The Club provides this website to all for free.

By becoming a member, you support the activities of the Club, receive reduced registration fee for meetings, can participate in bonus field trips, and receive our publications.

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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.

September 26

1Ruby-throated Hummingbird ✓
1Turkey Vulture ✓
1Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
1Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
1Blue Jay ✓
1Carolina Chickadee ✓
2Carolina Wren ✓
1Gray Catbird ✓
1Brown Thrasher ✓
24Common Grackle ✓
3Northern Cardinal ✓
5Canada Goose ✓
1Great Egret ✓
1Great Blue Heron ✓
1Black Vulture ✓
1Osprey ✓
1Downy Woodpecker ✓
2American Crow ✓
2Tufted Titmouse ✓
1European Starling ✓
1Northern Mockingbird ✓
1Eastern Bluebird ✓
1American Robin ✓
2American Goldfinch ✓
4Mallard ✓
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo ✓
4Red-headed Woodpecker ✓
1Pileated Woodpecker ✓
1Northern Flicker ✓
2Eastern Phoebe ✓
1Red-eyed Vireo ✓
2House Finch ✓
3Tennessee Warbler ✓
1Magnolia Warbler ✓
2Bay-breasted Warbler ✓
1Blackburnian Warbler ✓
1Hairy Woodpecker ✓
1White-breasted Nuthatch ✓
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ✓
1Swainson's Thrush ✓
4Wood Duck ✓
1Mourning Dove ✓
3Chimney Swift ✓
1Eastern Wood-Pewee ✓
XRed-winged Blackbird ✓
2Brown-headed Cowbird ✓
1Common Yellowthroat ✓
1American Redstart ✓
1Chestnut-sided Warbler ✓
1Rose-breasted Grosbeak ✓
1White-eyed Vireo ✓
1Yellow-throated Vireo ✓
1Fish Crow ✓
2Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
28Cedar Waxwing ✓
2Northern Parula ✓
3Palm Warbler ✓
1Yellow-throated Warbler ✓

September 25

1Wood Thrush ✓
1Yellow-breasted Chat ✓
1Rock Pigeon ✓
1American Kestrel ✓
1Eastern Towhee ✓
2Black-throated Green Warbler ✓
1Indigo Bunting ✓
1Common Raven ✓
1Northern Waterthrush ✓

September 22

1Common Nighthawk ✓
1Barred Owl ✓
1Pine Warbler ✓