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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.

December 24

7Wood Duck
9Mallard
1Ring-necked Duck
66Ruddy Duck
5Mourning Dove
400Ring-billed Gull
2Pied-billed Grebe
7Double-crested Cormorant
5Great Blue Heron
1Bald Eagle
2Red-shouldered Hawk
2Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
6Red-headed Woodpecker
5Red-bellied Woodpecker
5Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
6Northern Flicker
5Eastern Phoebe
3Blue Jay
2American Crow
1Common Raven
13Carolina Chickadee
7Tufted Titmouse
10Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Golden-crowned Kinglet
1White-breasted Nuthatch
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Winter Wren
10Carolina Wren
1Brown Thrasher
1Northern Mockingbird
3Eastern Bluebird
7American Robin
1Cedar Waxwing
1House Finch
8American Goldfinch
5Dark-eyed Junco
13White-throated Sparrow
10Song Sparrow
2Swamp Sparrow
4Eastern Towhee
38Red-winged Blackbird
6Rusty Blackbird
1Pine Warbler
4Yellow-rumped Warbler
15Northern Cardinal

December 23

7Canada Goose
2Green-winged Teal
1Killdeer
1Cooper's Hawk
3Chipping Sparrow
1Black-and-white Warbler

December 22

1Wilson's Snipe
1Belted Kingfisher
1Hairy Woodpecker
1European Starling
1Hermit Thrush
1Common Grackle

December 21

1Bufflehead
1Red-tailed Hawk

December 20

4Gadwall
XAmerican Herring Gull
1Turkey Vulture
1Gray Catbird