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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 30

11Canada Goose
16Wood Duck
27Mallard
2Green-winged Teal
1Ring-necked Duck
8Bufflehead
105Hooded Merganser
98Ruddy Duck
12Rock Pigeon
1Mourning Dove
1Killdeer
1Wilson's Snipe
27Ring-billed Gull
6Pied-billed Grebe
27Double-crested Cormorant
10Great Blue Heron
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
6Red-headed Woodpecker
9Red-bellied Woodpecker
3Downy Woodpecker
2Pileated Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
2Eastern Phoebe
5Blue Jay
2American Crow
5Carolina Chickadee
8Tufted Titmouse
3Ruby-crowned Kinglet
4White-breasted Nuthatch
1Winter Wren
14Carolina Wren
1Brown Thrasher
2Northern Mockingbird
1Eastern Bluebird
2American Robin
1Cedar Waxwing
1American Goldfinch
14Dark-eyed Junco
3White-throated Sparrow
3Song Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
1Red-winged Blackbird
200Rusty Blackbird
4Pine Warbler
11Yellow-rumped Warbler
15Northern Cardinal

January 26

3Turkey Vulture
1Cooper's Hawk

January 24

1Bald Eagle
1Hermit Thrush
1American Wigeon
2Hairy Woodpecker
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Chipping Sparrow
3Field Sparrow
4Swamp Sparrow
3Brown-headed Cowbird
2Common Grackle