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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.

May 20

18Canada Goose
3Wood Duck
4Mallard
4Rock Pigeon
4Mourning Dove
6Chimney Swift
1Killdeer
3Yellow-crowned Night Heron
1Green Heron
7Great Blue Heron
1Turkey Vulture
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
4Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
2Acadian Flycatcher
2Eastern Phoebe
5Great Crested Flycatcher
2Eastern Kingbird
1White-eyed Vireo
4Red-eyed Vireo
4Blue Jay
7American Crow
5Carolina Chickadee
3Tufted Titmouse
2Northern Rough-winged Swallow
2Barn Swallow
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
9Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
5Carolina Wren
4European Starling
1Brown Thrasher
3Northern Mockingbird
5Eastern Bluebird
2Cedar Waxwing
9American Goldfinch
1Chipping Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
15Red-winged Blackbird
3Brown-headed Cowbird
1Common Grackle
1Louisiana Waterthrush
1Prothonotary Warbler
7Common Yellowthroat
2American Redstart
3Northern Parula
2Pine Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler
12Northern Cardinal
2Indigo Bunting

May 19

2American Robin
1Anhinga
2Black Vulture
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
1House Finch
1Song Sparrow

May 18

1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Double-crested Cormorant
1Osprey
1Red-headed Woodpecker
3Fish Crow
1Baltimore Oriole

May 17

1Solitary Sandpiper
1Purple Martin
1Blue Grosbeak
1Spotted Sandpiper
1Northern Flicker
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Barred Owl
1Summer Tanager

May 16

1Tree Swallow
1Orchard Oriole
1Blackpoll Warbler
1American Bittern
1Gray Catbird
1Hairy Woodpecker
2Muscovy Duck x Mallard (hybrid)
1Mississippi Kite
1Least Bittern
1Bald Eagle
1Yellow-rumped Warbler

May 15

1Cooper's Hawk