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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 Bodie Island Lighthouse & Pond

Only the most recent report per species is shown. Some reports may be pending verification.

April 20

8American Black Duck
1Clapper Rail
2Greater Yellowlegs
1Laughing Gull
5Snowy Egret
1Marsh Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
10Red-winged Blackbird
2Common Yellowthroat
2Canada Goose
2White Ibis
3Tricolored Heron
21Great Egret
1Swamp Sparrow
1Mourning Dove
35American Herring Gull
22Forster's Tern
1Eastern Kingbird

April 18

1Chuck-will's-widow
2Killdeer
1American Woodcock
2Caspian Tern
8Royal Tern
4European Starling
1Sora
1Black-bellied Plover
4Lesser Yellowlegs
2Willet
25Sanderling
3Least Tern
8Double-crested Cormorant
6Brown Pelican
2Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
2American Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
2Carolina Wren
1Seaside Sparrow
2Savannah Sparrow
4Common Grackle
6Boat-tailed Grackle
1Virginia Rail
1Hudsonian Whimbrel
2Great Crested Flycatcher
1Tree Swallow
2Purple Martin
1Eastern Bluebird
2Eastern Towhee
1Northern Cardinal
XGreat Black-backed Gull
1Yellow-crowned Night Heron
XRed-bellied Woodpecker
XAmerican Robin
XHouse Finch
1Gray Catbird
5Brown-headed Cowbird
1Eastern Phoebe
1Song Sparrow
1Hooded Warbler
1Mallard
2Ring-billed Gull
1Great Blue Heron
1Downy Woodpecker
1Sedge Wren
3Cedar Waxwing
4Yellow-throated Warbler
1Gadwall
1Blue Jay
1Wood Duck
1Redhead
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Long-billed Dowitcher
4Dunlin
6Common Loon
1White-eyed Vireo
5Barn Swallow
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
3Brown Thrasher
1American Goldfinch
2Eastern Meadowlark
3Pine Warbler
5Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Prairie Warbler
1Short-billed Dowitcher
1Wilson's Snipe
1Tufted Titmouse

April 17

1Ruff
1Northern Harrier

April 16

1Common Tern
1Bald Eagle