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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.
June 4, 2004 RBA
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Hello, this is a June 4 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:

BLACK-BELLIED STORM-PETREL
BLACK-CAPPED PETRELS
LEACH'S STORM- PETREL
BAND-RUMPED STORM- PETREL
VERMILLION FLYCATCHER
SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER

Very exciting news from offshore NC on May 31 was the sighting of a BLACK-BELLIED STORM PETREL off Oregon Inlet. An attempt to relocate the bird was made on June 1 but was unsuccessful.

Offshore birding out of Charleston , SC on May 30 produced BLACK-CAPPED PETRELS, LEACH'S STORM-PETRELS, BAND-RUMPED STORM-PETREL, BRIDLED TERNS, SOOTY TERN and SOOTY SHEARWATER. Other expected, common pelagics were seen also.

An adult male VERMILLION FLYCATCHER was found just outside Lexington, SC on May 29. Some attempts to relocate the bird have been successful, but it has not been reported since May 30. Area birders should still check the area. The bird was found at the intersection of Mineral Springs Rd. and Woodside Rd. on some high-tension power lines over a garden.

SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHERS have been reported from both Carolinas. In SC, a bird has been seen in York County, about 12 miles west of Rock Hill along Brattonsville Rd. Look in the fields across from Draper WMA. This bird has been missed by some birders and been seen by others. In NC, a bird was on Southpoint Rd. on Ocracoke Island on June 1.

Thanks this week to Nathan Dias, Jack Peachey, and Jeff Pippen for their calls and reports. Some of this information was gleaned from carolinabirds.
 
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