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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 13

36Wood Duck
1American Wigeon
17Mallard
3Green-winged Teal
1Ring-necked Duck
106Ruddy Duck
7Rock Pigeon
5Mourning Dove
44Ring-billed Gull
4Pied-billed Grebe
49Double-crested Cormorant
3Great Blue Heron
1Bald Eagle
1Red-shouldered Hawk
2Belted Kingfisher
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
4Red-headed Woodpecker
11Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
4Northern Flicker
3Eastern Phoebe
9Blue Jay
1American Crow
18Carolina Chickadee
19Tufted Titmouse
10Ruby-crowned Kinglet
3Golden-crowned Kinglet
3White-breasted Nuthatch
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Winter Wren
11Carolina Wren
5Northern Mockingbird
9Eastern Bluebird
1American Robin
8American Goldfinch
2Dark-eyed Junco
24White-throated Sparrow
11Song Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
2Eastern Towhee
130Red-winged Blackbird
1Common Grackle
6Pine Warbler
13Yellow-rumped Warbler
18Northern Cardinal

January 10

9Canada Goose
1House Finch

January 9

3European Starling
2Brown Thrasher
1Hermit Thrush
2Chipping Sparrow
5Rusty Blackbird

January 7

2Gadwall
1American Coot
2Killdeer
1Bonaparte's Gull
1Brown Creeper
1Purple Finch