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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 12

3Canada Goose
3Wood Duck
1Blue-winged Teal
8Ruddy Duck
5Mourning Dove
12Pied-billed Grebe
1Double-crested Cormorant
5Great Blue Heron
1Bald Eagle
1Belted Kingfisher
4Red-headed Woodpecker
5Red-bellied Woodpecker
7Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
4Eastern Phoebe
6Blue Jay
1American Crow
2Fish Crow
12Carolina Chickadee
13Tufted Titmouse
5Tree Swallow
1Barn Swallow
2Ruby-crowned Kinglet
3Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Winter Wren
5Carolina Wren
1European Starling
8Northern Mockingbird
5Eastern Bluebird
2Hermit Thrush
26American Robin
19Cedar Waxwing
2House Finch
4American Goldfinch
3Chipping Sparrow
5Dark-eyed Junco
30White-throated Sparrow
4Song Sparrow
3Swamp Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
12Red-winged Blackbird
1Common Yellowthroat
1Palm Warbler
6Pine Warbler
8Yellow-rumped Warbler
11Northern Cardinal

March 11

7Mallard
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
3Golden-crowned Kinglet
8Brown Thrasher
3Brown-headed Cowbird

March 10

1Rock Pigeon
1Ring-billed Gull
4Northern Rough-winged Swallow
5Rusty Blackbird
3Common Grackle

March 9

1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Osprey
1Red-tailed Hawk
2Purple Martin
1Brown Creeper

March 7

1Hooded Merganser
2Killdeer
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Hairy Woodpecker

March 6

1Northern Flicker