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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.

The Club provides this website to all for free.

By becoming a member, you support the activities of the Club, receive reduced registration fee for meetings, can participate in bonus field trips, and receive our publications.

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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 3

2American Black Duck ✓
1Mourning Dove ✓
1American Herring Gull ✓
1Double-crested Cormorant ✓
10White Ibis ✓
1Little Blue Heron ✓
4Tricolored Heron ✓
1Great Egret ✓
1Great Blue Heron ✓
50Brown Pelican ✓
1Cooper's Hawk ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
2Northern Flicker ✓
1Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
1Carolina Wren ✓
1Gray Catbird ✓
2Northern Mockingbird ✓
3Song Sparrow ✓
30Red-winged Blackbird ✓
13Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
2Turkey Vulture ✓
4Common Grackle ✓

October 31

1Great Black-backed Gull ✓
1Caspian Tern ✓
1Blue Jay ✓
1Carolina Chickadee ✓
300Tree Swallow ✓
2Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
2Brown Creeper ✓
1Eastern Towhee ✓
1Brown-headed Cowbird ✓
1Boat-tailed Grackle ✓
1American Kestrel ✓
1Eastern Meadowlark ✓

October 30

5Clapper Rail ✓
1Killdeer ✓
1Black-crowned Night Heron ✓
1Eastern Phoebe ✓
3American Pipit ✓