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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.

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The Chat Volume 32 Number 2 (June 1968)

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Front Matter

Cover of The Chat Volume 32 Number 2 (June 1968)Cover: American Woodcock as photographed by Joel Arrington, courtesy of N.C. Department of Conservation and Development.


Table of Contents

Contents

High Altitude Occurrences of the American Woodcock in Western North Carolina Mark Simpson Jr. 35

Conservation 40

review 42

Backyard Birding 43

General Field Notes 45

Eared Grebe at Pea Island, N.C. Mike M. Browne and Philip H. Warren 45

Leach's Petrel Along the North Carolina Coast Richard B. Williams and Doris C. Williams 45

Harlequin Duck at Carolina Beach, N.C. Derb Carter 45

Wintering Pigeon Hawk in the Western North Carolina Mountains Mary Enloe 46

Black-and-white Warbler Nesting at Southern Pines, N.C. Jay Carter 47

Sutton's Warbler at Eastover, S.C. Annie R. Faver 47

Sutton's Warbler at Columbia, S.C. Kay C. Sisson 48

Winter Resident Song Sparrow Involved in Breeding Range Extension Steve Fretwell 49

Briefs for the Files 49

News and Comments 51

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