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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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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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The Chat Volume 75 Number 2 (Spring 2011)

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Front Matter

Cover of The Chat Volume 75 Number 2 (Spring 2011)Cover: Snow Buntings, 12 Feb 2011, Cape Point, Buxton, NC. Photograph by Jeff Lewis


Table of Contents

General Field Notes

First North Carolina Record of a Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata) Bob Holmes pp 57–58

Briefs for the Files

Winter 2010–2011 Josh Southern pp 59–79

Fifty Years Ago in The Chat

June 1961 p 80

Back Matter

Carolina Bird Club



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