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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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To report a rare bird sighting in North or South Carolina, call Taylor Piephoff at 704-332-2473 and leave a message.

You can also e-mail Taylor at PiephoffT@aol.com.
May 8, 2004 RBA
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Hello, this is a May 8 update of the carolina rare Bird Alert featuring birding news from North and South Carolina sponsored by the Carolina Bird Club. Highlights on this report include:

SWALLOW-TAILED KITES
MOURNING WARBLER
YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD
WHITE PELICAN
SANDHILL CRANES
COMMON EIDER
LONG-TAILED DUCKS
HARRIS' SPARROW

SWALLOW-TAILED KITES were reported 3 times from North Carolina where that species is much rarer than in South Carolina. The best report was of a single bird in eastern Mecklenburg County, NC on 4-25. Two birds were in the Croatan NF over Millis Swamp Road on 4-28; and 3 birds were near Riegelwood, NC along the Cape Fear River below Lock and Dam #1 on 4-26.

A singing MOURNING WARBLER was seen 5-7 at Jackson Park in Hendersonville, NC. Also at that park was a male WILSON'S WARBLER.

A WHITE PELICAN has been seen along the waterfront at Southport, NC as recently as 4-25.

Interesting birds at Bear Island WMA in South Carolina on 4-25 include 2 SANDHILL CRANES near the observation and photo blind. A WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER was along the same road near the end of the State property in a drawn-down impoundment. KING RAILS can be heard along this road and SORAS may still be heard as well.

A YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD visited a feeder north of Mount Pleasant, SC on 5-5 and 5-6 but was not seen yesterday.

A COMMON EIDER was still present at the east end of Ocean Isle Beach (NC) on 4-25.

Also on the 25th, 2 LONG-TAILED DUCKS were still present at Fort Macon SP (NC) at the bath house jetty.

On 4-23 and 4-24 a HARRIS'S SPARROW was an exciting visitor to a feeder in Winnabow, NC. The bird has not been seen since the 24th.

Thanks this week to Judy Walker, John Fussell, Nathan Dias, Jeff Pippen for their calls and reports. Some of this information was gleaned from Carolinabirds.
 
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