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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.

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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.

October 30

8Mallard ✓
10Ruddy Duck ✓
3Pied-billed Grebe ✓
2Great Blue Heron ✓
1Bald Eagle ✓
2Northern Flicker ✓
2Blue Jay ✓
1Carolina Chickadee ✓
3Tufted Titmouse ✓
10Red-winged Blackbird ✓
30Common Grackle ✓
5Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
1Northern Cardinal ✓
10Wood Duck ✓
1Killdeer ✓
1Double-crested Cormorant ✓
1Cooper's Hawk ✓
2Red-headed Woodpecker ✓
1Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
1Eastern Phoebe ✓
1Carolina Wren ✓
4European Starling ✓
1Northern Mockingbird ✓
11Eastern Bluebird ✓
6American Robin ✓
3White-throated Sparrow ✓
2Song Sparrow ✓
1Rusty Blackbird ✓
1Tennessee Warbler ✓
3Blackpoll Warbler ✓
1Pine Warbler ✓

October 28

4Mourning Dove ✓
2Belted Kingfisher ✓
1Downy Woodpecker ✓
1Pileated Woodpecker ✓
2Golden-crowned Kinglet ✓
1White-breasted Nuthatch ✓
2Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
2Cedar Waxwing ✓
3House Finch ✓
1Pine Siskin ✓
2American Goldfinch ✓
1Chipping Sparrow ✓
3Swamp Sparrow ✓
1Eastern Towhee ✓
1Cape May Warbler ✓
1Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
2Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ✓
10American Crow ✓

October 27

1Red-tailed Hawk ✓
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
2Brown Thrasher ✓

October 24

1Common Raven ✓
2Bay-breasted Warbler ✓
13Canada Goose ✓
2Turkey Vulture ✓
1Northern Harrier ✓
1Black-throated Blue Warbler ✓