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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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To report a rare bird sighting in North or South Carolina, call Taylor Piephoff at 704-332-2473 and leave a message.

You can also e-mail Taylor at PiephoffT@aol.com.
September 25, 2003 RBA
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Hello, this is a September 25 update of the Carolina Rare Bird Alert featuring birding news from North and South Carolina sponsored by the Carolina Bird Club. Highlights on this report include:

SABINE'S GULL
ROSEATE SPOONBILLS
LARK SPARROWS
WESTERN KINGBIRD
GRAY KINGBIRD
SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER

A juvenile SABINE'S GULL was seen today 9-25 at Lake Norman north of Charlotte, NC. From exit 28 at I-77, turn west off the exit ramp and then soon after take a right turn onto Torrence Chapel Rd. Go all the way to the end and past a sign saying" Private Driveway". Look closely for a driveway with a cable across it . This is a utility right-of -way to a pump station for the town of Davidson, NC. Park at the cable and and walk a few yards to a long concrete pier with pumps at the end. From shore scope the lake. The gull was sticking close to 2 Ring-billed gulls.

Two ROSEATE SPOONBILLS continue to be seen at Sunset Beach, NC. Look at the west lake of the twin lakes on Hwy. 179 between the Sunset Beach bridge and Oyster Bay Golf Course. These birds were last reported 9-24-03.

Three LARK SPARROWS were seen at Battery Buchanan at Fort Fisher (NC) on 9-24. The sparrows were feeding on grass seeds around the rocks and flying to two lone cedar trees at the Battery.

The Carolina Bird Club's fall meeting at Hickory, NC Sept. 19-21 produced good numbers and variety of migrants including WESTERN KINGBIRD and SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER. Both of these birds were not relocated the following day after discovery.

Two GRAY KINGBIRDS were seen at the Fort Fisher aquarium on 9-12 but have not been reported since then. They were located along a short paved trail at the rear of the aquarium parking lot.

Thanks this week to Jeff Lewis, Harrol Blevins, Joe Gagliano, Mary McDavit and Bruce Smithson for their calls and reports.
 
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