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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.

January 23

2Canada Goose
25Wood Duck
1Gadwall
2American Wigeon
37Mallard
6Green-winged Teal
2Hooded Merganser
80Ruddy Duck
5Rock Pigeon
10Mourning Dove
1American Coot
310Ring-billed Gull
4Pied-billed Grebe
4Great Blue Heron
1Bald Eagle
2Red-tailed Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
4Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
5Red-headed Woodpecker
5Red-bellied Woodpecker
5Downy Woodpecker
2Pileated Woodpecker
3Northern Flicker
5Eastern Phoebe
7Blue Jay
4American Crow
14Carolina Chickadee
18Tufted Titmouse
5Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Golden-crowned Kinglet
2White-breasted Nuthatch
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Winter Wren
9Carolina Wren
1Brown Thrasher
1Northern Mockingbird
4Eastern Bluebird
1Hermit Thrush
4American Robin
1House Finch
4American Goldfinch
4Chipping Sparrow
8Dark-eyed Junco
17White-throated Sparrow
10Song Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
3Eastern Towhee
1Rusty Blackbird
5Pine Warbler
12Yellow-rumped Warbler
18Northern Cardinal

January 21

1Ring-necked Duck
1Killdeer
4Double-crested Cormorant
3Hairy Woodpecker
6Red-winged Blackbird

January 19

1Turkey Vulture
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Fish Crow
1European Starling