Greenville County
Bird Club

Upstate South Carolina

Greenville County Bird Club

Upstate South Carolina

GCBC Reports and News

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2018 Reports and News

February 18, 2018 - Lake Hartwell

February 17, 2018 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

February 10-12, 2018 - Coastal SC

January 20, 2018 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

January 13, 2018 - Lakes of Northern Greenville County

2017 Reports and News

December 16, 2017 - North Greenville Christmas Bird Count

December 2, 2017 - Santee National Wildlife Refuge

November 18, 2017 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

October 21, 2017 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

September 24, 2017 - Wilson's Farm

September 16, 2017 - Greenville County Fall Migration Count

September 9, 2017 - Raptor Identification Workshop

August 19, 2017 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

July 29, 2017 - Allendale Kite Fields and Aiken Gopher Tortoise HP

July 15, 2017 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

June 17, 2017 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

June 3, 2017 - Brevard and the Blue Ridge Parkway

May 20, 2017 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

May 13, 2017 - Holliday Circle and Cedar Falls County Park

May 6, 2017 - Greenville County Spring Migration Count

April 29, 2017 - Warrior Mountain and Birding Spots near Saluda, NC

April 22, 2017 - Spartanburg Area

April 15, 2017 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

April 8, 2017 - Rocky River Nature Park

March 18, 2017 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

February 18, 2017 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

February 10-13, 2017 - Coastal South Carolina

January 28, 2017 - Santee National Wildlife Refuge

January 21, 2017 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

January 14, 2017 - Lakes of Northern Greenville County

2016 Reports and News

December 10, 2016 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

November 19, 2016 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

November 12, 2016 - Townville Area

October 15, 2016 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

October 8, 2016 - Cottonwood Trail

September 24, 2016 - SC Botanical Garden and Clemson Aquaculture Facility

September 17, 2016 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

September 17, 2016 - Greenville County Fall Migration Count

September 10, 2016 - Wilson's Farm

August 20, 2016 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

July 30-31, 2016 - Allendale Area, Donnelley and Bear Island WMAs, Coastal SC

July 16, 2016 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

June 18, 2016 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

June 4, 2016 - Brevard and the Blue Ridge Parkway

May 21, 2016 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

May 7, 2016 - Greenville County Spring Migration Count

April 16, 2016 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

March 20, 2016 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

March 19, 2016 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

March 5, 2016 - Devils Fork State Park and Lake Jocassee

February 20, 2016 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

February 19-21, 2016 - Coastal South Carolina

January 16, 2016 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

2015 Reports and News

December 12, 2015 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

November 21, 2015 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

November 14, 2015 - Townville Area

October 17, 2015 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

October 10, 2015 - Cottonwood Trail

September 26, 2015 - Greenville County Fall Migration Count
Count Summary Detail Spreadsheet

September 19, 2015 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

August 15, 2015 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

July 25, 2015 - Allendale Area

July 18, 2015 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

June 20, 2015 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

May 20, 2015 - Brevard and the Blue Ridge Parkway

May 16, 2015 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

May 2, 2015 - Chestnut Ridge Heritage Preserve

April 26, 2015 - Greenville County Spring Migration Count

April 18, 2015 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

April 11, 2015 - Holliday Circle, Cedar Falls Park, and Gunter Road

April 11-12, 2015 - Huntington Beach State Park and Santee Coastal Reserve

April 4, 2015 - Holliday Circle, Cedar Falls Park, and Gunter Road

March 21, 2015 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

February 21, 2015 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

January 17, 2015 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

January 10, 2015 - Lakes of Northern Greenville County

2014 Reports and News

December 13, 2014 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

November 15, 2014 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

October 18, 2014 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

September 27, 2014 - Table Rock State Park

September 20, 2014 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

September 20, 2014 - Greenville County Fall Migration Count
Count Summary Detail Spreadsheet

August 16, 2014 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

July 19, 2014 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

June 21, 2014 - Lake Conestee Nature Park and Gunter Road

June 14, 2014 - Jackson Park, Hooper Lane, and Fletcher Park

June 7, 2014 - Blue Ridge Parkway north of Asheville

May 31, 2014 - Brevard and the Blue Ridge Parkway

May 17, 2014 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

May 3, 2014 - Townville Area

April 26, 2014 - Greenville County Spring Migration Count

April 19, 2014 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

March 15, 2014 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

February 28 - March 2, 2014 - Coastal South Carolina

February 22, 2014 - Santee NWR and the Orangeburg Sod Farm

February 15, 2014 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

February 2, 2014 - Lake Hartwell and Townville

January 18, 2014 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

January 4, 2014 - Lakes of Northern Greenville County

2013 Reports and News

December 21, 2013 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

December 7-8, 2013 - Santee NWR, Pitt Street Bridge, and Cape Romain NWR

November 16, 2013 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

November 9, 2013 - Townville Area

October 19, 2013 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

October 12, 2013 - Green River Gorge

October 5, 2013 - Table Rock and Caesars Head State Parks

September 28, 2013 - Bunched Arrowhead Heritage Preserve

September 21, 2013 - Greenville County Fall Migration Count
Count Summary Detail Spreadsheet

September 21, 2013 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

September 14, 2013 - Wilson's Farm

September 7, 2013 - Jackson Park and Hooper Lane

August 17, 2013 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

July 27-28, 2013 - Allendale Kite Fields, Orangeburg Sod Farm, Donnelley and Bear Island WMAs

July 20, 2013 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

June 30, 2013 - Blue Ridge Parkway north of Asheville

June 15, 2013 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

June 15, 2013 - Announcement: New Observation Tower at Lake Conestee Nature Park

June 8, 2013 - Brevard and the Blue Ridge Parkway

May 18, 2013 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

May 11, 2013 - Nine Times Preserve, Eastatoe Valley, and Sassafras Mountain

May 4, 2013 - Wilson's Farm

April 27, 2013 - Greenville County Spring Migration Count

April 20, 2013 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

April 13, 2013 - Bunched Arrowhead Heritage Preserve

March 30, 2013 - Cottonwood Trail

March 16, 2013 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

February 21-24, 2013 - Coastal South Carolina
Summary Report Detail Spreadsheet

February 16, 2013 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

February 2-3, 2013 - Santee National Wildlife Refuge

January 19, 2013 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

January 12, 2013 - Lakes of Northern Greenville County

2012 Reports and News

December 29, 2012 - North Greenville Christmas Bird Count

December 15, 2012 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

November 17, 2012 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

October 20, 2012 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

October 13, 2012 - Bunched Arrowhead Heritage Preserve

October 6-7, 2012 - Southern Coastal South Carolina

September 22, 2012 - Wilson's Farm

September 15, 2012 - Greenville County Fall Migration Count

September 15, 2012 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

September 8, 2012 - Table Rock and Caesars Head State Parks

September 1, 2012 - Jackson Park, Hendersonville, NC

August 18, 2012 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

August 4, 2012 - Allendale area and Orangeburg Sod Farm

July 21, 2012 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

June 16, 2012 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

June 9-10, 2012 - Roan Mountain and the Blue Ridge Parkway north of Asheville

June 2, 2012 - Brevard and the Blue Ridge Parkway

May 19, 2012 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

May 12, 2012 - Nine Times Preserve, Eastatoe Valley, and Sassafras Mountain

April 29, 2012 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

April 28, 2012 - Greenville County Spring Migration Count

April 21, 2012 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

April 14, 2012 - Clemson Experimental Forest and Aquaculture Facility

April 7, 2012 - Bunched Arrowhead Heritage Preserve

March 31, 2012 - Cottonwood Trail

March 17, 2012 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

February 24-26, 2012 - Coastal South Carolina

February 4, 2012 - Santee National Wildlife Refuge

January 22, 2012 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

January 14, 2012 - Lakes of Northern Greenville County

2011 Reports and News

December 31, 2011 - North Greenville Christmas Bird Count

December 17, 2011 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

December 10, 2011 - Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge

November 19, 2011 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

November 5, 2011 - Townville Area

October 15, 2011 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

September 17, 2011 - Greenville County Fall Migration Count
Count Summary Detail Spreadsheet

September 17, 2011 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

August 20, 2011 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

July 16, 2011 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

June 18, 2011 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

May 28, 2011 - Brevard and the Blue Ridge Parkway

May 21, 2011 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

May 14, 2011 - Blue Wall Preserve

May 8, 2011 - Greenville County Spring Migration Count

April 30, 2011 - Clemson Experimental Forest and Aquaculture Facility

April 23, 2011 - Eastatoe Creek Heritage Preserve

April 16, 2011 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

March 19, 2011 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

February 19, 2011 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

February 11-14, 2011 - Coastal South Carolina

February 5, 2011 - Dreher Island State Park

January 22, 2011 - Lakes of Northern Greenville County

January 15, 2011 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

January 1, 2011 - North Greenville Christmas Bird Count

2010 Reports and News

December 18, 2010 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

December 11, 2010 - Santee National Wildlife Refuge

November 20, 2010 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

November 13, 2010 - Townville Area

October 16, 2010 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

October 2, 2010 - Bunched Arrowhead Heritage Preserve

September 25, 2010 - Wilson's Farm

September 18, 2010 - Greenville County Fall Migration Count
Count Summary Detail Spreadsheet

September 18, 2010 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

September 11, 2010 - Table Rock State Park

September 4, 2010 - Walhalla Fish Hatchery

August 28, 2010 - Cottonwood Trail

August 23, 2010 - Audio Clip - "Your Day"
SC Public Radio & Clemson University's "Your Day" with an interview of Dr. Patrick McMillan about the Scissor-tailed Flycatchers being found in Piedmont this summer

August 21, 2010 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

July 17, 2010 - Lake Conestee Nature Park and Gunter Road

June 19, 2010 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

May 15, 2010 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

May 8, 2010 - Blue Wall Heritage Preseve and FENCE

April 24, 2010 - Landsford Canal State Park

April 17, 2010 - Greenville County Spring Migration Count

April 17, 2010 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

February 20, 2010 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

February 7, 2010 - Lakes of Northern Greenville County

January 16, 2010 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

January 2, 2010 - North Greenville Christmas Bird Count

2009 Reports and News

December 19, 2009 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

December 11-13, 2009 - Coastal South Carolina

November 21, 2009 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

November 14, 2009 - Cowan's Ford National Wildlife Refuge & Carolina Raptor Center

November 7, 2009 - Townville Area

October 17, 2009 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

October 10, 2009 - Cottonwood Trail

September 26, 2009 - Lake Issaqueena and the Nine Times Preserve

September 19, 2009 - Greenville County Fall Migration Count
Count Summary Detail Spreadsheet

September 19, 2009 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

September 12, 2009 - Table Rock State Park

August 29, 2009 - Wilson's Farm

August 15, 2009 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

July 18, 2009 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

June 20, 2009 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

May 16, 2009 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

May 9, 2009 - Blue Wall Preserve and FENCE

April 25, 2009 - Wilson's Farm

April 18, 2009 - Greenville County Spring Migration Count

April 18, 2009 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

April 11, 2009 - Landsford Canal State Park

April 4, 2009 - Cottonwood Trail

March 21, 2009 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

February 21, 2009 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

January 24, 2009 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

January 10, 2009 - Lakes of Northern Greenville County

2008 Reports and News

December 27, 2008 - North Greenville Christmas Bird Count

December 20, 2008 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

November 22, 2008 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

November 8, 2008 - Townville Area

October 24-26, 2008 - Donnelley, Botany Bay, and Dungannon Plantation WMAs

October 18, 2008 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

October 11, 2008 - Cottonwood Trail

September 27, 2008 - Greenville County Fall Migration Count
Count Summary Detail Spreadsheet

September 20, 2008 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

September 13, 2008 - Table Rock State Park

September 6, 2008 - Wilson's Farm

August 23, 2008 - Jackson Park, Hendersonville, NC

August 16, 2008 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

July 19, 2008 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

June 21, 2008 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

June 7, 2008 - Brevard and the Blue Ridge Parkway

May 24, 2008 - Cottonwood Trail

May 17, 2008 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

May 12, 2008 - Greenville County Spring Migration Count

April 19, 2008 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

March 22, 2008 - Cottonwood Trail

February 29 - March 2, 2008 - Coastal South Carolina

February 16, 2008 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

January 26, 2008 - Lakes of Northern Greenville County

January 19, 2008 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

January 12, 2008 - Dreher Island State Park

2007 Reports and News

December 15, 2007 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

November 30 - December 2, 2007 - Huntington Beach State Park and Nearby Areas

November 17, 2007 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

November 10, 2007 - Townville Area

October 26-27, 2007 - Lowcountry South Carolina

October 20, 2007 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

October 6, 2007 - Cottonwood Trail

September 29, 2007 - Table Rock State Park

September 15, 2007 - Greenville County Fall Migration Count

September 15, 2007 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

September 9, 2007 - Wilson's Farm

August 18, 2007 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

July 21, 2007 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

June 9, 2007 - Stumphouse Mountain

June 2, 2007 - Brevard and the Blue Ridge Parkway

May 19, 2007 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

May 12, 2007 - Greenville County Spring Migration Count

April 28-29, 2007 - Western North Carolina - Stecoah Gap

March 17, 2007 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

February 17, 2007 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

February 8-11, 2007 - Coastal South Carolina

January 20, 2007 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

January 12, 2007 - Lakes of Northern Greenville County

2006 Reports and News

December 2, 2006 - Lake Conestee Nature Park

November 11, 2006 - Townville Area

October 26, 2006 - Lowcountry South Carolina

October 7, 2006 - Table Rock State Park

September 16, 2006 - Greenville County Fall Migration Count

September 10, 2006 - Wilson's Farm

August 26, 2006 - Jackson Park and Hooper Lane, Hendersonville, NC

June 3, 2006 - Brevard and the Blue Ridge Parkway

May 6, 2006 - Blue Wall Preserve

April 22, 2006 - Congaree National Park and Lynchburg Savannah Heritage Preserve

February 25, 2006 - Roper Mountain Science Center

February 10-12, 2006 - Coastal South Carolina

January 14, 2006 - Lakes of Northern Greenville County