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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.

April 26

8Canada Goose
6Mallard
3Great Blue Heron
1Turkey Vulture
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Great Crested Flycatcher
2Red-eyed Vireo
1American Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
3Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Carolina Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
1Eastern Bluebird
4White-throated Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
15Red-winged Blackbird
2Brown-headed Cowbird
1Common Yellowthroat
1American Redstart
2Northern Parula
3Northern Cardinal
3Wood Duck
2Mourning Dove
5Solitary Sandpiper
1American Bittern
2Black Vulture
1Eastern Kingbird
1White-eyed Vireo
2Blue Jay
5Fish Crow
2Barn Swallow
4European Starling
1Gray Catbird
3Brown Thrasher
8House Finch
2American Goldfinch
1Chipping Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
1Orchard Oriole
2Common Grackle
1Cape May Warbler
2Pine Warbler
2Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Scarlet Tanager
1Indigo Bunting

April 25

2Tree Swallow
1Purple Martin
1Cliff Swallow
1Anhinga
1Belted Kingfisher
1White-breasted Nuthatch
2Yellow-throated Warbler

April 24

2Chimney Swift
2Eastern Phoebe

April 23

2Wilson's Snipe
1American Robin
2Song Sparrow
2Red-headed Woodpecker
1Osprey
1Barred Owl
1Hairy Woodpecker
3Ruby-crowned Kinglet
3House Wren
2Black-throated Green Warbler
1Blue Grosbeak

April 22

1Yellow-breasted Chat
1Louisiana Waterthrush
2Blue-winged Teal
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
2Great Egret
1Spotted Sandpiper
1Least Bittern
2Cooper's Hawk
1Blue-headed Vireo
1Marsh Wren
1Field Sparrow
1Prothonotary Warbler
1Palm Warbler
1Rose-breasted Grosbeak

April 21

1Yellow-throated Vireo
4Cedar Waxwing

April 20

1Wood Thrush
1Black-and-white Warbler
1Hooded Warbler
1Killdeer
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Acadian Flycatcher