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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 1

12Tundra Swan
4American Herring Gull
1Great Blue Heron
1Belted Kingfisher
1American Kestrel
2Northern Mockingbird
1Yellow-rumped Warbler

November 30

6Killdeer
1Greater Yellowlegs
20Ring-billed Gull
2Marsh Wren
1Eastern Towhee

November 28

1Bald Eagle
1Mourning Dove
3Pied-billed Grebe
3Double-crested Cormorant
1White Ibis
2Little Blue Heron
1Snowy Egret
1Carolina Wren
4Gadwall
2American Black Duck
228Northern Pintail
100Green-winged Teal
1Turkey Vulture
1Eastern Bluebird
1Savannah Sparrow
5Song Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
8Mallard
2Great Black-backed Gull
5Lesser Black-backed Gull
9Forster's Tern
1Northern Flicker
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
2American Goldfinch
25American Wigeon
2Willet
4Dunlin
7Laughing Gull
1Tricolored Heron
1Great Egret
2Brown Pelican
3Carolina Chickadee