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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.

January 23

4Canada Goose
7Mallard
3Green-winged Teal
1Hooded Merganser
1Wilson's Snipe
1Great Egret
3Great Blue Heron
5Black Vulture
3Red-headed Woodpecker
7Blue Jay
3Tufted Titmouse
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
7Eastern Bluebird
5Song Sparrow
5Swamp Sparrow
4Eastern Towhee
10Rusty Blackbird
2Northern Cardinal
7Wood Duck
10Northern Shoveler
13Mourning Dove
2Killdeer
4Turkey Vulture
1Red-shouldered Hawk
3Eastern Phoebe
3American Crow
2Winter Wren
6Brown Thrasher
2American Robin
5Cedar Waxwing
10White-throated Sparrow
1Pine Warbler
7Gadwall
1American Wigeon
1Ring-necked Duck
1Sora
1Belted Kingfisher
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
3Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
3Northern Flicker
5Carolina Chickadee
8Golden-crowned Kinglet
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Brown Creeper
7Carolina Wren
5European Starling
1Northern Mockingbird
2Hermit Thrush
9American Goldfinch
6Red-winged Blackbird
1Orange-crowned Warbler
10Yellow-rumped Warbler

January 22

1Cooper's Hawk
1Red-tailed Hawk

January 20

3Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Hairy Woodpecker
1White-eyed Vireo
3Chipping Sparrow
1Fox Sparrow

January 19

1Northern Pintail
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
7Pied-billed Grebe
3House Finch
1Summer Tanager

January 18

9Common Grackle
5Dark-eyed Junco
1American Black Duck
1Mallard x American Black Duck (hybrid)
1Barred Owl

January 17

1Gray Catbird
1House Sparrow
1Bald Eagle
1Marsh Wren