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 20 Number 1 (March 1956)

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Front Matter

Cover of The Chat Volume 20 Number 1 (March 1956) Cover: Male (lower) and female Evening Grosbeaks lured to the Quay's feeding station with sunflower seeds, at Raleigh, N. C. Photographed by Jack Dermid, February, 1955.

Table of Contents

Contents

President's Page 1

Hawk Migrations Along the Middle Eastern Seaboard, Delaware to North Carolina. D. F. Crossan & R. A. Stevenson, Jr. 2

Editorial Page 3

Carolinas 1955 Christmas Count. B. R. Chamberlain. 4

Backyard Birding. Annie Rivers Faver, Editor 14

Make Your 1956 Spring Count! Editor 15

The Wren, by Edward A. Armstrong. Reviewed by Laura J. Townes 16

General Field Notes B. R. Chamberlain, Editor 17

Shearwaters, Terns and Other Hurricane Victims. Editor 17

Addition to the Avifauna of S. C. Alexander Sprunt, Jr. 17

Behavior: Sparrow Hawk. Edward von Siebold Dingle 18

Late Quail Nesting. W. J. Mistrie, Jr. 18

Sora Rail in North Carolina Mountains. Joseph R. Norwood 18

Great Black-backed Gull at Charleston. Editor 18

Some Banding Activities. Harry T. Davis 18

Vermilion Flycatcher in South Carolina. Arthur M. Wilcox 19

More Box-nesting by Brown-headed Nuthatches. Joseph R. Norwood 19

Winter Record of a Black-capped Warbler at Chapel Hill. Oscar H. Paris, Jr. 20

Charlotte Ceilometer Kill. Sarah H. Nooe 20

Briefs for the Files 21

Back Matter

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