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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.

January 1

2Canada Goose
19Wood Duck
1American Wigeon
12Mallard
6Green-winged Teal
1Ring-necked Duck
93Ruddy Duck
3Mourning Dove
310Ring-billed Gull
4Pied-billed Grebe
10Double-crested Cormorant
7Great Blue Heron
1Bald Eagle
2Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-tailed Hawk
4Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
7Red-headed Woodpecker
9Red-bellied Woodpecker
5Downy Woodpecker
2Hairy Woodpecker
3Northern Flicker
1Eastern Phoebe
8Blue Jay
1American Crow
7Carolina Chickadee
9Tufted Titmouse
10Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Winter Wren
13Carolina Wren
1European Starling
6Northern Mockingbird
1Eastern Bluebird
4Hermit Thrush
20American Robin
4Cedar Waxwing
4House Finch
7American Goldfinch
4Chipping Sparrow
17White-throated Sparrow
6Song Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
16Rusty Blackbird
2Pine Warbler
13Yellow-rumped Warbler
11Northern Cardinal
2Gadwall
2Hooded Merganser
1Killdeer
1Pileated Woodpecker
2Brown Thrasher
4Dark-eyed Junco

December 31

5Bufflehead
1Belted Kingfisher
3Golden-crowned Kinglet
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
6Swamp Sparrow

December 30

4Rock Pigeon

December 27

1Lesser Scaup
1Black-and-white Warbler