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)

Carolina Bird Club
Rare Bird Alert

November 3, 2004

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

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Hello, this is a November 3 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:

AMERICAN TREE SPARROW
HARRIS'S SPARROW
LARK SPARROW
AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS
SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER
FRANKLIN'S GULLS

An AMERICAN TREE SPARROW, HARRIS'S SPARROW and LARK SPARROW were rarities found November 1 at the Coast Guard Station on the South side of Oregon Inlet on NC's Outer Banks. The dunes, shrubs, and short grass areas around the old station and the fisherman parking lot are one of the very best spots to look for fall migrants on the Outer Banks.

Pea Island NWR just south of Oregon Inlet has hosted up to 14 AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS recently. The last report of these birds was from October 26 at North Pond.

On October 28 a SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER was seen at Hatteras Village .5 miles north of the ferry landing.

Two FRANKLIN'S GULLS were found at Jordan Lake in NC on October 24. The birds were seen from Ebenezer Point.

Thanks this week to Jeff Lewis and John Fussell for their calls and reports. Some of this information was gleaned from Carolinabirds.

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