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 2 (June 1954)

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Front Matter

Cover of The Chat Volume 18 Number 2 (June 1954) Cover: Blue-gray Gnatcatcher feeding young, Nash Co., N. C. by Jack Dermid, Wildlife Resources Commission, Raleigh, N. C.

Table of Contents

Contents

The President's Page 29

The Birds of Guilford County, N. C. Dr. Charlotte Dawley 30

Late Summer Birds of the Black Mountains of North Carolina Dr. Merrill P. Spencer 41

Backyard Birding. Anne Rivers Faver, editor 45

In Memoriam (Dr. J. W. P. Smithwick). T. L. Quay 47

Safety Factor in a Hanging Nest. B. R. Chamberlain 48

Annual Meeting of the Carolina Bird Club. Thomas W. Simpson 50

Books. T. L. Quay and Douglas Wade 51

General Field Notes B. R. Chamberlain, editor 52

Loons and Mergansers. Sarah Lesley 52

Rare Wildfowl at Santee. Robert J. Lemaire 52

Duck Behavior. E. R. Lyon 52

Purple Gallinules Continue to Breed at Lake Ellis, Craven County, N. C. Mr. and Mrs. Matt L. Thompson 53

Herring Gulls and Gannets Along Hatteras Bank. T. L. Quay and Philip H. Davis 53

Swallow Migration on the North Carolina Coast. Hal H. Strickland 53

The Bank Swallow in the Carolinas. A. L. Pickens 53

Mockingbird Behavior J. W. E. Joyner 54

Goldfinches Nesting at Rocky Mount, N. C. B. R. Chamberlain 54

Rose-breasted Grosbeak Winters at Troy, N. C. Frances M. Covington 55

More Dickcissels. B. R. Chamberlain 55

Sparrow Trapped by Algae, or Pond Scum?. Frank B. Meacham 55

Rare Sparrows in the North Carolina Coastal Plain. John B. Funderburg 55

The Ceilometer Hazard. Thomas E. Street 56

Briefs for the Files Inside Back Cover

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