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 27 Number 3 (September 1963)

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Front Matter

Cover of The Chat Volume 27 Number 3 (September 1963) Cover: Black Skimmer, photographed at Battery Island, N. C., by Jack Potter. Cover printing donated by Theo. Davis Sons, Printers, Zebulon, N. C.

Table of Contents

Contents

A Bluebird Report. Charles T. Downer 35

Red-cockaded Woodpeckers in Chesterfield County, South Carolina. Lee Jones 37

Backyard Birding. Annie Rivers Faver, editor 40

Spring Count — 1963. Eloise F. Potter 42

General Field Notes B. R. Chamberlain, editor 53

Horned Grebe in Breeding Plumage. Jack Potter 53

Cattle Egret Behavior: A Jet Age Adaptation. Mrs. Ellison D. Smith 53

Ruddy Duck Nest Found near Charleston, S. C. Ernest Cutts 53

Red-breasted Merganser in Summer near Winston-Salem, N. C. David W. Johnston 54

Purple Gallinule Nest in Moore County, N. C. Mary Keller Wintyen 54

Black-necked Stilts Breeding Near Morehead City, N. C.? John L. Tompson 55

Black Skimmer Inland in N. C. Richard H. Siler 56

Chuck-will's-widow Nest in Craven County, N. C. Thomas A. Sherratt 56

Wilson's Warbler at Anderson, S. C. Adair M. Tedards 57

Scarlet Tanager Nest in Eastern N. C. Richard H. Siler 57

Unusual Nesting Record for the Junco in Tennessee. Ernest Seeman 57

Briefs for the Files 58

News and Comments 59

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