About the Club

Mission Statement

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


Join us — Join, Renew, Donate

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.

Join, Renew, or Donate now!


Other Resources (NOT sponsored by Carolina Bird Club)



Recent reports from Bodie Island Lighthouse & Pond

Only the most recent report per species is shown. Some reports may be pending verification.

June 3

1Canada Goose
1Mallard
3American Black Duck
3Chuck-will's-widow
1King Rail
3Clapper Rail
2Killdeer
3Willet
30Laughing Gull
1Great Black-backed Gull
1Caspian Tern
1Black-crowned Night Heron
14Great Egret
1Brown Pelican
2Northern Flicker
1Barn Swallow
1Eastern Meadowlark
5Red-winged Blackbird
1Brown-headed Cowbird
9Common Grackle
1Boat-tailed Grackle
1Common Yellowthroat
1Northern Cardinal
1Mourning Dove
2Turkey Vulture
1Tricolored Heron
1Snowy Egret
2Osprey
1Double-crested Cormorant
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1Eastern Kingbird
1Gray Catbird
1Indigo Bunting

June 2

2American Herring Gull
2Least Tern
1Forster's Tern
1Eastern Towhee
3European Starling
1Brown Thrasher
1Orchard Oriole
2White-eyed Vireo
1Blue Jay
2American Crow
1Fish Crow
5Carolina Chickadee
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
3Carolina Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
1Yellow-breasted Chat
2Pine Warbler

June 1

1White Ibis
2American Oystercatcher
2Green Heron
1Blue Grosbeak
1Common Tern

May 31

1Ring-billed Gull
2Purple Martin
1Cedar Waxwing
1American Avocet
1Cliff Swallow
1Royal Tern

May 30

2Semipalmated Plover
1American Robin
1American Goldfinch
1Seaside Sparrow
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Eastern Bluebird
1Northern Parula