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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 Rankin Lake and Spillway

Only the most recent report per species is shown. Some reports may be pending verification.

May 19

3Wood Duck
3Mallard
11Mourning Dove
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Chimney Swift
3Spotted Sandpiper
4Green Heron
4Great Blue Heron
1Osprey
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
2Red-headed Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
1Hairy Woodpecker
2Eastern Phoebe
6Great Crested Flycatcher
6Eastern Kingbird
3White-eyed Vireo
8Blue Jay
4American Crow
8Carolina Chickadee
11Tufted Titmouse
6Tree Swallow
2Northern Rough-winged Swallow
8Barn Swallow
3Cliff Swallow
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
5Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
11Carolina Wren
9European Starling
1Gray Catbird
1Brown Thrasher
1Northern Mockingbird
7Eastern Bluebird
4American Robin
3Cedar Waxwing
1American Goldfinch
2Chipping Sparrow
4Orchard Oriole
10Red-winged Blackbird
2Brown-headed Cowbird
10Common Grackle
2Prothonotary Warbler
1Common Yellowthroat
1Pine Warbler
21Northern Cardinal
3Indigo Bunting

May 18

4Canada Goose
1Turkey Vulture
1Red-bellied Woodpecker