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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.

November 19

500Gadwall
6Mallard
15American Black Duck
20Northern Pintail
300Green-winged Teal
1Hooded Merganser
7Killdeer
4Greater Yellowlegs
12Ring-billed Gull
1American Herring Gull
1Lesser Black-backed Gull
20Double-crested Cormorant
1Northern Harrier
1Belted Kingfisher
1Marsh Wren
1Carolina Wren
2Yellow-rumped Warbler

November 16

3Mourning Dove
1Clapper Rail
3Willet
2Little Blue Heron
1Tricolored Heron
2Turkey Vulture
1Bald Eagle
2Northern Flicker
1Northern Mockingbird
2American Robin
4Dark-eyed Junco
2White-throated Sparrow
2Song Sparrow
20Red-winged Blackbird
1Northern Cardinal

November 15

1Virginia Rail
1Wilson's Snipe
1Pied-billed Grebe
6Snowy Egret
4Great Blue Heron
1Brown Pelican
1Cooper's Hawk
2Great Horned Owl
2American Kestrel
8Eastern Meadowlark

November 14

1Tundra Swan
2Gray Catbird
1Swamp Sparrow
2Eastern Towhee
12Boat-tailed Grackle

November 13

1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
3Brown-headed Nuthatch
1American Goldfinch
1Seaside Sparrow