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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.

April 8

5Canada Goose
3Wood Duck
4Mallard
1Mourning Dove
2Pied-billed Grebe
2Great Blue Heron
2Red-headed Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Tufted Titmouse
20Barn Swallow
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Carolina Wren
1Brown Thrasher
2Northern Mockingbird
1American Goldfinch
3Chipping Sparrow
6White-throated Sparrow
4Red-winged Blackbird
2Brown-headed Cowbird
2Common Grackle
3Northern Parula
1Pine Warbler
6Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Northern Cardinal
2Killdeer
1Turkey Vulture
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Eastern Phoebe
2Blue Jay
2Carolina Chickadee
2Tree Swallow
5Northern Rough-winged Swallow
4Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2European Starling
1Eastern Bluebird
1American Robin
2Prothonotary Warbler
2Common Yellowthroat

April 6

1Anhinga
1Belted Kingfisher
1Northern Flicker
5Bufflehead
1Eastern Kingbird
2American Crow
1Fish Crow
2Dark-eyed Junco
1Eastern Meadowlark

April 3

2Rusty Blackbird