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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


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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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Carolina Bird Club Spring Meeting Agenda
Flat Rock, NC, April 27–28, 2018

Thursday
4:00-9:00pm Opening Registration
Friday
Field trips
Dinner on your own
6:30pm-7:00pm – coffee and light dessert social Compliments of Elisha Mitchell Audubon Society Hendersonville City Operations Center, 305 Williams Street, Hendersonville (10 min drive from Mountain Lodge; directions in your registration packet)
7:00pm-7:15pm – Welcome
Recognition Award presentation
7:15pm-8:00pm Derb Carter "Birding in Cuba"
Saturday

Field Trips

5:30pm-8:30pm – Cash Bar

6:30pm-7:30pm – Banquet Dinner

7:30pm-8:15pm Julie Zickefoose "Baby Birds: An Artist Looks Into the Nest"

8:15-8:30 CBC Business Meeting

8:30pm-8:45pm – Endowment Award presentation

8:45-9:00pm Door Prizes and Sunday morning trips

9:00pm – Species Countdown

Mountain Lodge and Conference Center, 42 McMurray Road, Flat Rock (preregistration required for banquet). For those not attending the banquet please arrive at 7:20

Host Hotels

Mountain Lodge and Conference Center, 42 McMurray Road

Check-in time 3pm

An early breakfast is incuded for registered hotel guests at 5:30am

Mountain Inn and Suites, 755 Upward Road

Check-in time 2pm

Breakfast is included for registered hotel guests at 6:00am

On-site Registration:

April 26, Thursday 4:00pm – 9:00pm; April 27-28, Friday and Saturday 6:45am – 7:45am and 12:30pm – 1:30pm

Field Trip sheets

will be in the registration room. After picking up your registration packet, please put a check mark by your name on each of your trip sheets, so the trip leaders will know you have checked in for your trip. There will be people available to answer any questions regarding trips. If you are not able to attend a trip, please cross out your name, so someone from the wait list can fill your place.

If you are interested in participating in a Sunday morning field trip you may sign up in the registration area at any time during the meeting.

Departure Times

The field trip departure times are for leaving the hotel. Please arrive minimum 10–15 minutes early. Look for the sign with your trip number and let the leader know you are there. We encourage carpooling. Please consider contributing toward gas expenses if you carpool. Trip leader cell phone numbers will be provided. If you cannot go on a trip, make every effort to advise one of the following: trip leader, meeting coordinator, or advise someone who is on the trip so the group doesn't wait for you.

All Day Trips

Please bring a lunch, snacks, water. Many of the sites are remote with no nearby restaurants.

Hotel Returns

Morning trips should be back to the hotel by noon; afternoon and all-day trips by 5:00 PM.