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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Farrington Point

by William Majoros

Description

Farrington Point, on Jordan Lake in NC, is a very popular boating area; it also boasts an attractive population of avifauna. Prothonotary warblers are very easy to observe along the lake shore, especially along the stretches of the shore where low bushes grow. In spring Yellow-throated Warblers sing loudly from the tops of the trees bordering the parking lots. Other warblers and passerines can be seen here with some regularity.

There are two parking lots at this site. Between the eastern parking lot and Farrington Road is a shallow bay where Ospreys and juvenile Bald Eagles can often be seen at close range as they fish on the wing. An osprey nest is located just across Farrington Road from this site. Great Blue Herons are also common here, as are gulls at various times of the year.

Restrooms are not provided.

Getting There

From NC 64, take Farrington Road north. Turn left at the sign for Farrington Point.

Caveats

Don't stand on the boat ramps; it's dangerous, and you can be issued an expensive citation by a park ranger
Hunting is allowed during some seasons on adjacent lands

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