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)

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.

November 7, 2003 RBA

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Hello, this is a November 7 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:

WHITE PELICANS
EURASIAN WIGEON
REDDISH EGRET

WHITE PELICANS have been reported from both Carolinas in the last week. In South Carolina 3 birds were at Lake Murray on 11-4. In North Carolina, also on 11-4, 12 pelicans were at Pea Island NWR (South Pond). On 11-6, two pelicans were at Wrightsville Beach on the flats north of the Shell Island Resort public parking area.

An immature REDDISH EGRET, especially unusual this late in the year, is being seen at the Fort Fisher spit south of Kure Beach, NC. A four-wheel drive vehicle is needed to reach this bird at the Bald Head Island signs a few miles out onto the spit.

A drake EURASIAN WIGEON is being seen with American wigeons at North Pond at Pea Island NWR in NC. This is a reliable location for this species each year in the fall.

Thanks this week to Jeff Lewis, Bruce Smithson, David Groh, and Chuck Saleeby for their calls and reports.

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