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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.

March 3

6Canada Goose
12Wood Duck
15Mallard
1Ring-necked Duck
2Hooded Merganser
32Ruddy Duck
10Mourning Dove
16Ring-billed Gull
7Pied-billed Grebe
108Double-crested Cormorant
9Great Blue Heron
2Bald Eagle
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
4Red-headed Woodpecker
4Downy Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
6Eastern Phoebe
10Blue Jay
1American Crow
2Fish Crow
10Carolina Chickadee
16Tufted Titmouse
2Ruby-crowned Kinglet
3Golden-crowned Kinglet
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Winter Wren
13Carolina Wren
2Brown Thrasher
1Northern Mockingbird
3Eastern Bluebird
1Hermit Thrush
15American Robin
1American Goldfinch
2Chipping Sparrow
7Dark-eyed Junco
9White-throated Sparrow
5Song Sparrow
2Swamp Sparrow
5Eastern Towhee
15Red-winged Blackbird
1Rusty Blackbird
6Pine Warbler
10Yellow-rumped Warbler
13Northern Cardinal

March 2

2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Turkey Vulture
1Pileated Woodpecker
1European Starling
1Common Grackle

March 1

1Hairy Woodpecker
2House Finch
1Palm Warbler
4Tree Swallow
6Gadwall
2Killdeer
1Red-tailed Hawk
10Cedar Waxwing