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)

The Chat Volume 18 Number 1 (March 1954)

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Front Matter

Cover of The Chat Volume 18 Number 1 (March 1954) Cover: Christmas Census Takers in Silhouette, photographed by Gordon H. Brown, South Carolina Wildlife Resources Dept., Columbia, S. C.

Table of Contents

Contents

The President's Page 1

High Point Region—Bionomically Speaking. James Mattocks 2

Audubon Wildlife Tours. Alexander Sprunt, Jr. 5

The Carolinas Christmas Count for 1953. B. R. Chamberlain 6

Backyard Birding. Annie Rivers Faver, editor 11

Books. Thomas L. Quay, editor 13

Midwinter Field Trip at Pea Island. Robert Overing 14

The Status of Migratory Hawks in the Carolinas. Thomas W. Simpson 15

CBC Spring Meeting Notice 21

General Field Notes B. R. Chamberlain, editor 22

Notes on North Carolina Coastal Colonies. Harry T. Davis and Robert Holmes, III 22

Notes on Interior Colonies. D. L. Wray 24

Blue Goose Record for Upper Piedmont, S. C. Douylas Wade 25

Early Arrival Records for Canada Goose in Upper Piedmont, S. C. Douglas Wade 25

Swallow-tailed Kite in Mountains. Alexander Sprunt, Jr. 25

Osprey Behavior. Sam Baker 25

Peregrine Falcon at Columbia, S. C. Jere D. Eggleston 25

Ring-billed Gulls Near Edenton, N. C. Thomas B. Quay 25

Mourning Doves: Mass Behavior in Watering. William H. Hon 26

Owls. (Barred) Eugene Hester 27

Owls. (Screech) Doris Simpson 27

Briefs for the Files 27

New and Reinstated Members. Compiled by Edwin W. Winkler 28

Present Status of Avian Forms for South Carolina. Alexander Sprunt, Jr. Inside Back Cover

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