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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.

January 19

1Northern Cardinal
25Wood Duck
8Mallard
6Green-winged Teal
1Ring-necked Duck
103Ruddy Duck
3Mourning Dove
460Ring-billed Gull
6Pied-billed Grebe
7Double-crested Cormorant
3Great Blue Heron
1Turkey Vulture
1Bald Eagle
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-tailed Hawk
2Belted Kingfisher
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
4Red-headed Woodpecker
7Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
2Hairy Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
3Eastern Phoebe
4Blue Jay
1American Crow
1Fish Crow
11Carolina Chickadee
13Tufted Titmouse
11Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Golden-crowned Kinglet
2White-breasted Nuthatch
1Winter Wren
15Carolina Wren
1European Starling
3Northern Mockingbird
2Eastern Bluebird
2Hermit Thrush
3House Finch
6American Goldfinch
13Dark-eyed Junco
15White-throated Sparrow
16Song Sparrow
2Eastern Towhee
3Rusty Blackbird
1Pine Warbler
7Yellow-rumped Warbler

January 17

1Killdeer
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
2American Robin
2Chipping Sparrow
3Swamp Sparrow

January 16

3Pileated Woodpecker
1Brown Creeper
2Brown Thrasher
1Cedar Waxwing

January 15

1Canada Goose
1American Coot
1Red-winged Blackbird

January 13

1American Wigeon
7Rock Pigeon
1Common Grackle