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

July 14, 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 July 14 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 FLYCATCHERS
ROSEATE SPOONBILL
BLACK-WHISKERED VIREO
FRANKLIN'S GULL

One or two ROSEATE SPOONBILLS are hanging around Sunset Beach, NC. The bird(s) have been seen at the Twin Lakes on Hwy. 179 between Sunset Beach and Calabash, NC; and most recently July 12 where Hwy. 179 crosses the Calabash River. Scan the mudflats at low tide where the bridge crosses.

A pair of SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHERS are nesting south of Monroe, NC in Union County. A scope may be necessary to observe the birds. Contact Ann and Blayne Olsen at bolsen187@earthlink.net for details.

A BLACK-WHISKERED VIREO put in a brief appearance in a yard in Manteo, NC on June 29. It could not be relocated later that same day. No more reports of this bird have been received.

An adult FRANKLIN'S GULL was a one-day-wonder at Hendersonville, NC on June 26 in a flooded field.

Thanks this week to Jeff Lewis, Blayne Olsen, and Josh Southern for their calls and reports.

Taylor Piephoff
Charlotte, NC
PiephoffT@aol.com

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