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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.

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Carolina Bird Club
Rare Bird Alert

April 12, 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 an April 12 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:

YELLOW-NOSED ALBATROSS
PURPLE GALLINULE
WHITE PELICANS
REDDISH EGRET
UPLAND SANDPIPERS
WESTERN TANAGER

An adult YELLOW-NOSED ALBATROSS was on the beach at Cape Hatteras Point on April 11. Several birders saw the albatross and photos were taken. The bird was last seen flying out over the ocean to the southeast after being routed by some Great Black-backed Gulls. This bird may be in poor health and could come ashore again somewhere on the Outer Banks.

A PURPLE GALLINULE is being seen in Sunset Beach, NC at the same lake where the species has been seen before. A homeowner at the lake has a rowboat that birders can use to look for this bird. Contact Mary McDavit at 674 Sunset Lakes Blvd. SW. Phone # 910-579-2446 or Taylor Piephoff at 704-361-5139.

At Bear Island WMA (SC) 14 WHITE PELICANS and 1 REDDISH EGRET were seen in drawn-down waterfowl impoundments on April 8.

A WESTERN TANAGER was seen briefly at a birdbath in Southern Pines, NC on April 3. There have been no further reports of this bird.

UPLAND SANDPIPERS are moving through the Carolinas right now. In South Carolina three birds were near Townville, SC on April 9. Look along Prater Gin Road and Ogden Dr. In North Carolina a total of up to seven birds was seen on Hooper Lane in Hendersonville (April 9).

RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRDS are still moving around the Carolinas. Two birds showed up at Morehead City, NC on April 8.

Thanks this week to Nathan Dias, Diane Andre, John Fussell, Jack Peachey, Wayne Irvin, Mary McDavit and Jimmy Dodson for their calls and reports. Some of this information was gleaned from Carolinabirds.

Taylor Piephoff
Charlotte, NC
PiephoffT@aol.com

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