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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.

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The Chat Volume 18 Number 3 (September 1954)

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Front Matter

Cover of The Chat Volume 18 Number 3 (September 1954)Cover: Tufted Titmouse, common bird of the Carolinas and a regular visitor to feeding stations. Photographed by Jack Dermid, Wildlife Resources Commission, Raleigh, N. C.


Table of Contents

Contents

The President's Page 57

Historical Developments of Sight Recognition. Ludlow Griscom 58

Carolina Bird Names. W. L. McAtee 62

Backyard Birding. Annie Rivers Faver, editor 70

Editorial 72

Review: Land Birds of America, by Robert Cushman Murphy & Dean Amadon Reviewer, T. L. Quay 72

Songbirds of America, by Dr. A. A. Allen & Dr. P. P. Kellogg Reviewer, K. C. Sisson 72

Breeding Habits of the Catbird. Mrs. G. E. Charles 73

Study Your Bird. Alice Carver Cramer (The Saturday Review) 78

General Field Notes B. R. Chamberlain, editor 79

Common Loon at Eastover, S. C. Mrs. W . H. Faver 79

Banding Returns. Editor 79

Late Widgeon. Yates M. Barber, Jr. & Don Baker 79

A Northern Phalarope at Rocky Mount. N. C. Editor 80

Behavior: Doves, Jays, Crows J. W. E. Joyner 80

Some Birds of Balsam Gap J. J. Murray 80

Unusual Nest Site J. Weston Clinard 81

Cedar Waxwings Nesting J. W. E. Joyner 81

Black-throated Green Warbler Nesting Clifford M. Comeau; John Trott 81

Anting. W. L. McAtee 82

A Winter Visitor at Wilmington, N C. Mrs. W. C. Mebane 83

More Snow Buntings in North Carolina. Editor 84

Spring Count—1954. B. R. Chamberlain Inside Back Cover

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