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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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Carolina Bird Club
Rare Bird Alert

September 30, 2005

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 a September 30 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:

SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER
BROWN NODDY
BLACK-CAPPED PETREL
LONG-BILLED CURLEW
BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER
AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER
BAIRD'S SANDPIPER
RUFF
REDDISH EGRET
OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER
YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER
ALDER FLYCATCHER
WILLOW FLYCATCHER

An adult SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER was seen Sept. 26 on NC 94 about a mile north of the intracoastal waterway in Terrell County. The bird was on a powerline on the west side of 94 over a soybean field.

Recent offshore birding highlights from South Carolina were 4 BROWN NODDIES and 22 BLACK-CAPPED PETRELS off Charleston on Sept. 18.

Cape Lookout in NC is the best place to look for LONG-BILLED CURLEWS in North Carolina. On Sept. 18 a bird was present there, with a dark morph REDDISH EGRET present as well.

Five AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS and a BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER were at the SuperSod farms in Orangeburg, SC on 9-25. The farms are located at I-26 and US 301 in Orangeburg.

A BAIRD'S SANDPIPER was still present at Falls Lake in NC on Sept. 26. There was also a possible RUFF on the 26th but the bird could not be relocated later.

Empid flycatchers have been well-reported through September from both Carolinas. On 9-18 one birder in Chatham County, NC tallied YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER, OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER, ALDER FLYCATCHER, and WILLOW FLYCATCHER.

An OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER was found Sept 18 at Fort Fisher, NC.

Thanks this week to Jeff Pippen, John Fussell, Nathan Dias, Dave Lenat, Greg Massey, and Tyler Stanton for their calls and reports.

Taylor Piephoff
Charlotte, NC
PiephoffT@aol.com

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