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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.

December 13

1Clapper Rail
1Killdeer
1Great Horned Owl
1Northern Saw-whet Owl
9Tundra Swan
30Gadwall
86Northern Pintail
24Green-winged Teal
12Red-breasted Merganser
1Virginia Rail
5American Avocet
2Greater Yellowlegs
1Gray Catbird
1Eastern Towhee
4Yellow-rumped Warbler
2Northern Cardinal
6American Wigeon
38American Black Duck
2Mourning Dove
2Laughing Gull
18Ring-billed Gull
7American Herring Gull
1Great Black-backed Gull
8Lesser Black-backed Gull
7Great Egret
2Great Blue Heron
4Brown Pelican
1Northern Harrier
1American Kestrel
6Carolina Chickadee
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
3Red-breasted Nuthatch
2Marsh Wren
2Carolina Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
2White-throated Sparrow
2Savannah Sparrow
3Song Sparrow
5Swamp Sparrow
4Red-winged Blackbird
2Boat-tailed Grackle
1Common Yellowthroat
6Bonaparte's Gull
1Northern Flicker
1Blue-headed Vireo
1Golden-crowned Kinglet
1Purple Finch
4Northern Shoveler
18Hooded Merganser
23Ruddy Duck
1White Ibis
50Tree Swallow
1Forster's Tern
2Merlin
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1American Goldfinch
1Eastern Meadowlark
2Brown-headed Cowbird
1Orange-crowned Warbler

December 12

4Mallard
6Double-crested Cormorant
3Little Blue Heron
1Tricolored Heron
6Snowy Egret
1Bald Eagle
1Belted Kingfisher

December 11

10Bufflehead
1Sharp-shinned Hawk

December 10

4American White Pelican
100Canada Goose
1American Oystercatcher
1Western Sandpiper
5Pied-billed Grebe
2Turkey Vulture
3American Robin
1Cooper's Hawk
3American Crow
1Osprey