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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.

March 12

12Canada Goose
1Northern Shoveler
1Mallard
2Green-winged Teal
1Mourning Dove
2Great Egret
4Great Blue Heron
2Black Vulture
3Turkey Vulture
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
2Red-headed Woodpecker
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
4Blue Jay
2American Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
4Tufted Titmouse
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Brown Creeper
2Carolina Wren
2Brown Thrasher
5Northern Mockingbird
1American Robin
12White-throated Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
3Eastern Towhee
3Red-winged Blackbird
2Common Grackle
2Pine Warbler
6Yellow-rumped Warbler
15Northern Cardinal
1Killdeer
3Pied-billed Grebe
3Eastern Phoebe
1Fish Crow
1White-breasted Nuthatch
2European Starling
9American Goldfinch
3Chipping Sparrow
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Winter Wren
3Song Sparrow
3Brown-headed Cowbird
15Wood Duck
1American Black Duck
2Hooded Merganser
2Rock Pigeon
1Sora
45Wilson's Snipe
3Pectoral Sandpiper
1Double-crested Cormorant
1Red-tailed Hawk
3Hairy Woodpecker
5Northern Flicker
6Tree Swallow
2Northern Rough-winged Swallow
3Golden-crowned Kinglet
2Northern House Wren
9Eastern Bluebird
2Hermit Thrush
6Cedar Waxwing
2House Sparrow
1Sprague's Pipit
4House Finch
16Field Sparrow
25Rusty Blackbird
1Black-and-white Warbler
4Palm Warbler

March 11

1Cooper's Hawk

March 9

2Blue-winged Teal
1American Bittern
2Barred Owl
1Northern Harrier
1Greater Yellowlegs
1Marsh Wren
3Dark-eyed Junco
1Savannah Sparrow