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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.

July 2

2Laughing Gull
20Great Egret
1Northern Mockingbird
2Seaside Sparrow
3Red-winged Blackbird
1Brown-headed Cowbird
4American Black Duck
4Mourning Dove
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
3Chuck-will's-widow
1Clapper Rail
2Black Skimmer
2Double-crested Cormorant
1Least Bittern
2Yellow-crowned Night Heron
1Great Blue Heron
6Brown Pelican
2Northern Flicker
1Great Crested Flycatcher
2Eastern Kingbird
2White-eyed Vireo
1Blue Jay
2Carolina Chickadee
4Barn Swallow
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
9Carolina Wren
7European Starling
1Gray Catbird
3Brown Thrasher
9Eastern Towhee
1Yellow-breasted Chat
1Orchard Oriole
3Common Grackle
5Boat-tailed Grackle
14Common Yellowthroat
1Pine Warbler
8Northern Cardinal
4Blue Grosbeak
2Indigo Bunting

June 29

2Killdeer
1American Herring Gull
1Royal Tern
1Snowy Egret

June 28

7Canada Goose
1Tricolored Heron
2Turkey Vulture

June 27

1Sandwich Tern
3White Ibis
1Green Heron
2Osprey
1House Sparrow
1Yellow-throated Warbler