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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

December 18, 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 December 18 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 :

VERMILION FLYCATCHER
SWAINSON'S HAWK
WESTERN GREBE
HARLEQUIN DUCK
COMMON EIDER
PAINTED BUNTING
YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT
CLAY-COLORED SPARROW

A female VERMILION FLYCATCHER was found on the Morehead City, NC CBC on December 17. The bird was relocated December 18. Look along Golden Farm Road, which is off US 70 between Bettie and Otway. The bird is near a small silo. Contact John Fussell at jfuss@clis.com for more details.

A SWAINSON'S HAWK was observed at Alligator River NWR on Dec. 17. Look in the large fields along Long Curve Road for this immature, intermediate phase individual.

A WESTERN GREBE was found on the Southern Lake Norman CBC on December 17. The bird was easily relocated December 18 in the same area. For details contact Taylor Piephoff at piephofft@aol.com.

A female HARLEQUIN DUCK was at Johnny Mercer's pier at Wrightsville Beach, NC on December 15. Also present was an immature male COMMON EIDER.

An adult male COMMON EIDER was at Garden City, SC on December 4. Look around Waccamaw Dr. and Yucca Dr. or any area piers or jetties for this bird.

A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was with chipping sparrows in Myrtle Beach, SC on December 10. Contact KC Foggin at KCFoggin@sc.rr.com for details.

A WHITE-WINGED DOVE was at a feeder in Fripp Island, SC in late November. Contact John Scott at scottjr58@earthlink.net to see if the bird is still being seen.

A female PAINTED BUNTING was seen Nov. 28 at the Moccasin Overlook at Lake Pettigrew State Park in NC.

On December 10 a YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT was on the campus of Warren Wilson College in Asheville, NC. The bird was not relocated the next day.

Thanks this week to John Fussell, Andrew Laughlin, Bernie McHugh, Raoul Rebillard, Jack Peachey, KCFoggin, John Scott, Josh Southern, and Judy Walker for their calls and reports.

Taylor Piephoff
Charlotte, NC
PiephoffT@aol.com

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