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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.

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Recent reports from Lake Conestee Nature Park

Only the most recent report per species is shown. Some reports may be pending verification.

April 16

8Canada Goose
1Great Egret
2Great Blue Heron
2Barred Owl
5Red-headed Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
2Eastern Phoebe
1Eastern Kingbird
1White-eyed Vireo
1Blue Jay
2Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
4Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Carolina Wren
2Eastern Bluebird
2Hermit Thrush
7White-throated Sparrow
1Song Sparrow
4Swamp Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
1Baltimore Oriole
4Red-winged Blackbird
2Common Yellowthroat
1Northern Parula
3Yellow-rumped Warbler
6Northern Cardinal
2Mourning Dove
3Chimney Swift
2Killdeer
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1Red-eyed Vireo
2American Crow
4European Starling
1Northern Mockingbird
2American Robin
3Wood Duck
2Mallard
1Turkey Vulture
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Brown Thrasher
3American Goldfinch
1Hooded Warbler
2Pine Warbler
2Hairy Woodpecker
1Common Grackle
2Blue-winged Teal
12Wilson's Snipe
1Black Vulture
1Belted Kingfisher
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Fish Crow
5Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Chipping Sparrow
4Brown-headed Cowbird
1Prothonotary Warbler
1Palm Warbler

April 15

1Wood Thrush
1Black-and-white Warbler
1Orange-crowned Warbler
1Indigo Bunting
2Yellow-throated Warbler
2Lesser Yellowlegs
1Greater Yellowlegs
1American Bittern
2Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1Barn Swallow

April 14

1Solitary Sandpiper
1Gray Catbird
1Field Sparrow
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Sora
2Ruby-throated Hummingbird
2Cedar Waxwing
1Spotted Sandpiper

April 12

1Green Heron
1Osprey
1Broad-winged Hawk
3Tree Swallow
1Double-crested Cormorant
1Least Bittern
2Cooper's Hawk
2Northern Flicker
2House Finch
1Eastern Meadowlark
1Blue Grosbeak
1House Wren
3Dark-eyed Junco

April 11

1Blue-headed Vireo
1Ovenbird

April 10

1Yellow-crowned Night Heron
1Winter Wren
1Pied-billed Grebe