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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.

November 12

4Northern Shoveler
75Gadwall
2Mallard
25American Black Duck
100Green-winged Teal
1Virginia Rail
6Killdeer
2Greater Yellowlegs
1American Herring Gull
18Double-crested Cormorant
3Little Blue Heron
1Tricolored Heron
1Brown Pelican
1Northern Harrier
1Bald Eagle
2American Kestrel
5Tree Swallow
1Marsh Wren
1Great Blue Heron

November 10

2Mourning Dove
4Laughing Gull
3Ring-billed Gull
2Great Black-backed Gull
2Belted Kingfisher
3Carolina Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
37Yellow-rumped Warbler

November 8

7American Pipit
2American White Pelican
1Turkey Vulture
1Peregrine Falcon
7Red-winged Blackbird
1Northern Cardinal

November 7

1House Finch
1Song Sparrow

November 6

2American Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
5Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Gray Catbird
1Eastern Towhee