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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.

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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.
February 20, 2004 RBA
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Hello, this is a February 20 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:

SNOWY PLOVER
SHORT-EARED OWL
LAPLAND LONGSPUR
AM. TREE SPARROW
COMMON REDPOLLS
RAZORBILLS
COMMON EIDERS
GLAUCOUS GULL
SNOW GOOSE

A SNOWY PLOVER and a SHORT-EARED OWL were birding highlights from Deveaux Bank near Kiawah Island, SC on 2-12. This area is accessible only by boat.

Two LAPLAND LONGSPURS were seen 2-12 at Sandy Point (north end of Kiawah I.). For more information on the birds of Deveaux Bank and Sandy Point, contact Nathan Dias.

Two COMMON REDPOLLS continue to be seen at a residence on Ocracoke I., NC. Call Elizabeth Hanrahan at 252-928-7132 for details.

An AM. TREE SPARROW was reported from Hertford, NC on 2-15. For information on this bird contact Josh Rose at <jsr6@duke.edu>.

RAZORBILLS have been reported from many locations in the past week. An especially cooperative individual has been seen around the south jetty at Huntington Beach State Park in SC; one was reported just a little farther south at Litchfield Beach; and birds have been seen at Kure Beach, NC; Fort Fisher, NC; and Fort Macon, NC. Flocks numbering in the dozens have been seen off the beaches on the Outer Banks.

COMMON EIDERS continue to put in a good showing with birds being seen at Atlantic Beach, NC (Triple Ess Pier); Fort Macon, NC; and Avon Pier in Avon, NC.

An apparent adult GLAUCOUS GULL is being seen at Jordan Lake, NC west of Raleigh, NC. Check the gulls at the Farrington Rd. bridge over that lake.

A SNOW GOOSE has been wintering in Statesville, NC at the Fox Glen Golf Course.

Thanks this week to Nathan Dias, Jack Peachey, John Fussell, Jeff Lewis, James McRacken, Josh Rose, and Louise Barden for their calls and reports.
 
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