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 27 Number 4 (December 1963)

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Front Matter

Cover of The Chat Volume 27 Number 4 (December 1963) Cover: A Cattle Egret chick weighs in. Photographed by Jack Potter at Battery Island, N. C., June 1963. Related article on page 65.

Table of Contents

Contents

The Nesting Status of the Barn Swallow in the Southeastern United States with Special Reference to Wake County, N. C. James F. Parnell, Thomas L . Quay and Allan Griggs 62

Battery Island 1963 David A. Adams 65

Gaston Museum of Natural History R . M. Schiele 69

Backyard Birding 71

General Field Notes 77

Some Observations Off the North Carolina Coast Paul W. Sykes, Jr. 77

Cranes in North Carolina in 1957, a Correction John Grey 78

Solitary Sandpipers in the Great Smokies Fred L. Johns and James H. Hunt 78

Knots on Mud Flats on Ocracoke Island, N. C. Eloise F. Potter 78

More Wilson's Phalaropes on the Upper North Carolina Coast Paul W. Sykes, Jr. 79

Herring Gull Nesting on the North Carolina Coast James E. Ames, Jr. 79

Caspian Terns at Raleigh, N. C. R. J. Hader 79

An Unusual Concentration of Mourning Doves T. S. Critcher 80

Late Nesting Bluebirds at Chapel Hill, N. C. John K. Terres 80

Dickcissels at Cape Hatteras, N. C. Horace Loftin 80

Further Evidence of Red Crossbills Nesting in North Carolina David W. Johnston 81

Snow Bunting Near Fayetteville, N. C. Mrs. J. A. Shaw 82

Briefs for the Files 82

Book Reviews 83

News and Comments 85

Index to The Chat—Volume 27 87

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