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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.

October 11

1Mallard ✓
1Ruddy Duck ✓
4Mourning Dove ✓
1Double-crested Cormorant ✓
1Great Blue Heron ✓
1Bald Eagle ✓
1Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
2Red-headed Woodpecker ✓
1Eastern Phoebe ✓
4Blue Jay ✓
8Tufted Titmouse ✓
10Tree Swallow ✓
4Carolina Wren ✓
6Northern Mockingbird ✓
2Red-winged Blackbird ✓
10Cape May Warbler ✓
2Palm Warbler ✓
6Northern Cardinal ✓

October 7

1Pied-billed Grebe ✓
1Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
1American Crow ✓
1Tennessee Warbler ✓
1Northern Parula ✓
1Magnolia Warbler ✓
1Black-throated Blue Warbler ✓
5Wood Duck ✓
42Chimney Swift ✓
1Killdeer ✓
2Belted Kingfisher ✓
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ✓
4Downy Woodpecker ✓
1Pileated Woodpecker ✓
4Northern Flicker ✓
2Eastern Wood-Pewee ✓
11Carolina Chickadee ✓
8Northern Rough-winged Swallow ✓
1Barn Swallow ✓
2White-breasted Nuthatch ✓
1Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
1European Starling ✓
1Gray Catbird ✓
7Brown Thrasher ✓
5Eastern Bluebird ✓
1Gray-cheeked Thrush ✓
2American Robin ✓
3House Finch ✓
4American Goldfinch ✓
1Common Grackle ✓
1Northern Waterthrush ✓
6American Redstart ✓
2Bay-breasted Warbler ✓
1Northern Yellow Warbler ✓
4Pine Warbler ✓
13Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
6Yellow-throated Warbler ✓
1Rose-breasted Grosbeak ✓
1Indigo Bunting ✓