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 20 Number 3 (September 1956)

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Front Matter

Cover of The Chat Volume 20 Number 3 (September 1956) Cover: Royal Tern Nesting Colony, Cape Island, S. C. By Gordon H. Brown, S. C. Wildlife Resources Dept., Columbia, S. C.

Table of Contents

Contents

President's Page 43

Breeding Behavior of a Pair of Meadowlarks. J. B. Shuler, Jr. 44

Some Folklore of the Blue Jay. W. L. McAtee 46

Voices of the Chuck-Will's-widow and the Whip-poor-will. Edward von Siebold Dingle 47

Backyard Birding. Annie Rivers Faver, Editor 48

The 1956 Spring Count. B. R. Chamberlain 50

General Field Notes B. R. Chamberlain, Editor 56

Cattle Egret Taken in North Carolina. David A. Adams 56

The Cattle Egret in North Carolina. Alexander Sprunt, Jr. 56

Nesting of Cattle Egrets and Glossy Ibises in the Battery Island Rookery at Southport, N. C. T. L. Quay and David A. Adams 56

Glossy Ibises in the Mattamuskeet Area. Joseph R. Norwood 57

Black and Wood Duck Nesting Notes. James L. Stephens 58

A Record of the Golden Eagle in North Carolina. T. L. Quay 59

King Rail in Richland County. S. C. Charles I. Simons 59

Red Phalaropes Storm Victims Paul Sykes, Jr. 59

Two Long-eared Owl Records. J. Lee Settlemyre, Jr. 59

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher in Beaufort County, N. C. Robert L. Wolff 60

Brewster's Warblers in Both Carolinas. Editor 60

Dickcissels at Spartanburg. S. C. Gabriel Cannon 60

The Return of the Evening Grosbeaks. B. R. Chamberlain 61

Lark Bunting at Charleston. S. C. Isaac S. Metcalf 62

Briefs for the Files 62

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