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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 6

3Greater Yellowlegs
2Snowy Egret
2Great Horned Owl
1American Kestrel
1American Pipit
2Tundra Swan
1Northern Shoveler
2Gadwall
200Northern Pintail
2Hooded Merganser
6Mourning Dove
1Bonaparte's Gull
8Ring-billed Gull
5American Herring Gull
4Great Black-backed Gull
13Forster's Tern
2Pied-billed Grebe
5White Ibis
3Little Blue Heron
2Tricolored Heron
3Great Blue Heron
2Belted Kingfisher
1Carolina Wren
1Gray Catbird
2Northern Mockingbird
1Song Sparrow
18Red-winged Blackbird
5Yellow-rumped Warbler
5Great Egret
1Northern Flicker
1Marsh Wren
13American Avocet
2Turkey Vulture
6Bufflehead
1Sedge Wren
1Swamp Sparrow
1Boat-tailed Grackle
1Clapper Rail
1Double-crested Cormorant
1Sharp-shinned Hawk
1Blue Jay
2American Crow
1Orange-crowned Warbler

December 4

100Green-winged Teal
2American Black Duck
4Laughing Gull
1Carolina Chickadee

November 30

6Killdeer
1Eastern Towhee