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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.

May 13

1Canada Goose
7Wood Duck
8Mourning Dove
5Chimney Swift
2Spotted Sandpiper
1Green Heron
3Great Blue Heron
3Bald Eagle
1Red-headed Woodpecker
3Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Eastern Phoebe
6Great Crested Flycatcher
3Eastern Kingbird
2Red-eyed Vireo
3Blue Jay
7Carolina Chickadee
10Tufted Titmouse
2Northern Rough-winged Swallow
5Barn Swallow
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
6Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
12Carolina Wren
1European Starling
2Gray Catbird
1Brown Thrasher
1Northern Mockingbird
9Eastern Bluebird
7Cedar Waxwing
1House Finch
11American Goldfinch
1Chipping Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
2Orchard Oriole
9Red-winged Blackbird
1Brown-headed Cowbird
8Common Grackle
1Prothonotary Warbler
2Common Yellowthroat
1Northern Parula
4Pine Warbler
15Northern Cardinal
3Indigo Bunting

May 12

XMallard
XFish Crow

May 10

2Red-shouldered Hawk
6American Crow
1American Robin
1Black-throated Green Warbler
2Solitary Sandpiper
4Double-crested Cormorant
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Wood Thrush
1Yellow Warbler
1Summer Tanager

May 9

1Short-billed Dowitcher
1Cooper's Hawk
1Red-tailed Hawk
2Tree Swallow