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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.

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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.

January 21

20Tundra Swan
1Clapper Rail
50Ring-billed Gull
2Great Egret
12Yellow-rumped Warbler
23Gadwall
6American Black Duck
129Northern Pintail
119Green-winged Teal
4Hooded Merganser
1Mourning Dove
1Virginia Rail
8American Avocet
2Greater Yellowlegs
2Bonaparte's Gull
5American Herring Gull
1Great Black-backed Gull
2Forster's Tern
2Snowy Egret
1Northern Harrier
1Bald Eagle
1Northern Flicker
1American Kestrel
1Eastern Phoebe
1Carolina Chickadee
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Marsh Wren
2Gray Catbird
1Northern Mockingbird
1Eastern Bluebird
3Song Sparrow
2Swamp Sparrow
2Eastern Towhee
1Eastern Meadowlark
2Red-winged Blackbird
1Common Yellowthroat

January 20

1Northern Saw-whet Owl
1Great Horned Owl
2White-throated Sparrow
1Northern Cardinal
1Mallard
2American Coot
8White Ibis
1American Crow

January 19

17American Wigeon
8Killdeer
1American Woodcock
1Willet
1Tricolored Heron
1Great Blue Heron
1Belted Kingfisher
1Carolina Wren
13American Robin
9Savannah Sparrow
1King Rail
2Little Blue Heron
25Double-crested Cormorant
7Brown Pelican
6Boat-tailed Grackle

January 18

15Blue-winged Teal
4Lesser Black-backed Gull
1Iceland Gull

January 17

1Turkey Vulture
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Northern Gannet
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Wood Duck
25Canada Goose
XNorthern Shoveler

January 15

1Red-shouldered Hawk
3Wilson's Snipe
3Short-billed Dowitcher
1Least Sandpiper