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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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Carolina Bird Club
Rare Bird Alert

February 15, 2006

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 February 15 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:

GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE
ROSS'S GOOSE
COMMON MERGANSER
AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS
SANDHILL CRANES
COMMON EIDER
CAVE SWALLOWS
EARED GREBES

A GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE is being seen in Wilkes County, NC at the W. Kerr Scott Dam.

Santee NWR in South Carolina is a good place to look for rare geese. Two GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE and a ROSS'S GOOSE have been present in the last week. Seven SANDHILL CRANES have been present in the fields with the geese also.

A female COMMON MERGANSER is being seen at Parr Reservoir, Newberry County, South Carolina. Look on the west side of Broad River County Road on the second body of water when traveling north from SC 215.

Dozens of CAVE SWALLOWS continue to be seen at Huntington Beach State Park in South Carolina. Look around the gazebo at Mullet Pond. After checking for the swallows, hike out to the jetty to see a female COMMON EIDER.

AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN reports from North Carolina include two birds at Lake Phelps and 25-30 individuals at Drum Inlet. Both of these reports involve fly-overs.

Up to 18 PIPING PLOVERS and 1 WILSON'S PLOVER have been seen at the Rachel Carson Reserve at Beaufort, NC. SANDHILL CRANES have also been seen flying over the reserve.

Two EARED GREBES have been present at the Salt Pond at Cape Point on the Outer Banks.

Thanks this week to John Fussell, Jeff Lewis, Donald Rote, and Dwayne Martin for their calls and reports.

Taylor Piephoff
Charlotte, NC
PiephoffT@aol.com

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