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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.

March 28

2Canada Goose
1Mallard
3Great Egret
2Downy Woodpecker
1Eastern Phoebe
1White-eyed Vireo
2Tufted Titmouse
3Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Carolina Wren
2Brown Thrasher
1Northern Mockingbird
1Hermit Thrush
1American Robin
2White-throated Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
1Common Yellowthroat
1Yellow-throated Warbler
1Northern Cardinal
11Wood Duck
2Blue-winged Teal
1Sora
1Killdeer
7Wilson's Snipe
1Pied-billed Grebe
2Great Blue Heron
3Black Vulture
2Turkey Vulture
1Sharp-shinned Hawk
1Red-shouldered Hawk
2Red-headed Woodpecker
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Hairy Woodpecker
1American Crow
1Fish Crow
3Carolina Chickadee
15Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1Golden-crowned Kinglet
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Eastern Bluebird
1American Goldfinch
1Chipping Sparrow
3Dark-eyed Junco
1Song Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
1Red-winged Blackbird
1Pine Warbler
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
1House Finch
2Northern Parula

March 27

1Indigo Bunting
1Mourning Dove
1Blue Jay
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Brown-headed Cowbird

March 26

1Osprey
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Pileated Woodpecker
4European Starling
1Eastern Meadowlark
1Tree Swallow
2Common Grackle

March 25

1Belted Kingfisher
1Muscovy Duck
1Rock Pigeon
1Barred Owl
4Barn Swallow
2House Sparrow
3Field Sparrow
15Rusty Blackbird
1Chimney Swift
1Solitary Sandpiper
1American Bittern
2Red-eyed Vireo
1Purple Martin
1Winter Wren
3Cedar Waxwing
1Savannah Sparrow

March 24

1Blue-headed Vireo
1Brown Creeper

March 23

2Northern Flicker

March 22

1Black-and-white Warbler