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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 Conestee Nature Preserve

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

February 13

XCanada Goose
2Muscovy Duck
XNorthern Shoveler
XHooded Merganser
2Mourning Dove
5Pied-billed Grebe
2Great Blue Heron
2Black Vulture
XTurkey Vulture
1Red-shouldered Hawk
XYellow-bellied Sapsucker
XRed-headed Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
2Eastern Phoebe
XAmerican Crow
3Carolina Chickadee
XTufted Titmouse
3Ruby-crowned Kinglet
XBrown-headed Nuthatch
XCarolina Wren
1Hermit Thrush
1American Robin
2Field Sparrow
4Dark-eyed Junco
XSong Sparrow
XSwamp Sparrow
2Eastern Towhee
1Brown-headed Cowbird
10Common Grackle
XYellow-rumped Warbler
XNorthern Cardinal
1Wood Duck
1Mallard
1Green-winged Teal
1Killdeer
1Great Egret
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Blue-headed Vireo
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Winter Wren
1Brown Thrasher
1Northern Mockingbird
1Cedar Waxwing
1House Finch
1American Goldfinch
1White-throated Sparrow
1Pine Warbler
2Wilson's Snipe
2Blue Jay
3Fish Crow
1Golden-crowned Kinglet
1European Starling
2Eastern Bluebird
5Red-winged Blackbird
25Rusty Blackbird
12Gadwall
1Horned Grebe
1Orange-crowned Warbler
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Fox Sparrow
1Savannah Sparrow
1American Wigeon
1Barred Owl
2Northern Flicker
1Chipping Sparrow

February 12

3Rock Pigeon
1Sharp-shinned Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
1Brown Creeper
2House Sparrow
1Redhead

February 8

2Palm Warbler
3Blue-winged Teal
1Mallard x American Black Duck (hybrid)
50Ring-billed Gull
1Purple Finch

February 7

1American Bittern