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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

June 13, 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 June 13 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
SNOWY PLOVER
EUROPEAN STORM-PETREL
FEA'S PETREL
HERALD PETREL
BERMUDA PETREL
SOUTH POLAR SKUA
MAGNIFICENT FRIGATEBIRDS
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS

A pair of SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHERS are being seen near Southern Pines, NC. For directions and details call Scott Hartley at work at 910-692-2167 or 910-738-6142.

A SNOWY PLOVER is being seen at Cape Point on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Some patience may be required to see this bird as it is within the extensive roped-off Piping Plover area. Best bet is to take the sand road around the west end of the Salt Pond and take the first left to take you out to the beach. Head east until you come to the roped-off area. Check the flats for the plover. The bird may be found on the eastern end of the area, which would require going around the east side of the Salt Pond.

Offshore birding off the Outer Banks recently produced 2 EUROPEAN STORM PETRELS on May 29, HERALD PETRELS on May 27, 28; FEA'S PETREL on May 28, 30, 31; BERMUDA PETREL on June 4. A RED-BILLED TROPICBIRD was seen May 22 and 29. For information on how to get offshore and try for some of these rarities call Brian Patteson at 252-986-1363.

MAGNIFICENT FRIGATEBIRDS have been reported from both Carolinas. On May 27 one was seen over Sullivan's Island, SC. On May 20 two birds were on the Outer Banks, and another on May 26. One bird was near Davis, NC on May 30.

Interesting birds at Donnelley WMA in Colleton County , SC on June 11 were PURPLE GALLINULE, and BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING DUCK from the Savage Backwater area, and a KENTUCKY WARBLER at the eastern gate of the WMA.

On June 1 a SOUTH POLAR SKUA was seen and fed about 64 miles SSW of Beaufort Inlet, NC.

Thanks this week to Phil Dickinson, Nathan Dias, Lex Glover, John Fussell for their calls and reports. Some of this information was gleaned from carolinabirds.

Taylor Piephoff
Charlotte, NC
PiephoffT@aol.com

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