Carolina Bird Club

Carolina Bird Club

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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

To promote the observation, enjoyment, and study of birds.
To provide opportunities for birders to become acquainted, and to share information and experience.
To maintain well-documented records of birds in the Carolinas.
To support the protection and conservation of birds and their habitats and foster an appreciation and respect of natural resources.
To promote educational opportunities in bird and nature study.
To support research on birds of the Carolinas and their habitats.

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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.

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.

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Other Resources (NOT sponsored by Carolina Bird Club)

The Chat Volume 19 Number 1 (March 1955)

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Front Matter

Cover of The Chat Volume 19 Number 1 (March 1955) Cover: Screech Owl, mouse-catching predator of the Carolinas. Photographed by Jack Dermid, Wildlife Resources Commission, Raleigh, N. C.

Table of Contents

Contents

President's Page 1

The Preface to Catesby's Natural History. B. R. Chamberlain 3

Carolina Bird Names—Last Installment. W. L. McAfee 8

Florida Bird Life, by Alexander Sprunt, Jr. Reviewed by Kay Sisson 16

Mourning Dove Populations in North Carolina, Thomas L. Quay, Editor Reviewed by Thomas W. Simpson 17

Carolinas 1954 Christmas Count. B. R. Chamberlain 18

Backyard Birding. Annie Rivers Faver, Editor 22

A Look at Ten Years of Census Taking. B. R. Chamberlain 24

General Field Notes B. R. Chamberlain, Editor 26

More Ceilometer Data. Editor 26

White Pelican at Clinton, N. C. Editor 26

Banding Notes. Editor 27

Unusual Nest of the Thick-billed Plover. Editor 27

Early Stilt Sandpipers at Charleston. Francis M. Weston 28

Sanderlings at Lake Mattamuskeet, New Holland, N. C. Robert Overing 28

Parasitic Jaeger a Hurricane Casualty. Harry T. Davis 28

Barn Owls at Lake Mattamuskeet. Robert Overing 28

Spring Roosting of Purple Martins at Aiken, S. C. William Post, Jr. 28

November Record of Dickcissel in South Carolina. George F. Townes 29

Evening Grosbeaks. Editor 29

Briefs for the Files 29

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