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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 22

2Belted Kingfisher
1Downy Woodpecker
2Northern Flicker
1American Kestrel
1Gray Catbird
1Song Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
25Yellow-rumped Warbler
60Tundra Swan
10Gadwall
100Northern Pintail
5Green-winged Teal
1Bufflehead
5Clapper Rail
7Killdeer
1American Herring Gull
35Pied-billed Grebe
38Double-crested Cormorant
15White Ibis
1Tricolored Heron
1Great Blue Heron
2Northern Harrier
1Carolina Chickadee
5Tree Swallow
1Marsh Wren
2Northern Mockingbird
1Eastern Towhee
2Great Egret
XCanada Goose
2Mallard
10American Black Duck
1Ring-billed Gull
1Osprey
20Red-winged Blackbird
1King Rail
5Greater Yellowlegs
1Little Blue Heron
3Snowy Egret
1Bald Eagle
4Eastern Meadowlark

November 21

16Mourning Dove
2American Crow
4Brown-headed Nuthatch
2Carolina Wren
3American Goldfinch
5Dark-eyed Junco

November 20

1Virginia Rail

November 19

1Hooded Merganser
1Lesser Black-backed Gull

November 16

3Willet
2Turkey Vulture
2American Robin
2White-throated Sparrow
1Northern Cardinal