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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.
July 16, 2004 RBA
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Hello, this is a July 16 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:

GOLDEN EAGLE
REDDISH EGRETS
DICKCISSELS
COMMON LOONS
WOOD STORKS

A very interesting report of an adult GOLDEN EAGLE from Mecklenburg County, NC was received 7-16. The bird was seen at the McDowell Prairie restoration site off Shopton Road West.

REDDISH EGRETS have been seen at several locations in SC. An immature bird has been at the flats on the north end of Hilton Head Island and a bird has been at the base of the jetty at Huntington Beach SP.

DICKCISSELS are scarce and erratic breeders in the Carolinas. A singing male was at a private farm in Carteret County, NC in southeastern NC on July 11. Four to five singing males have been present in Gaston County, NC. From I-85 take US 74 toward Shelby. Exit at Waco and go north on Stony Point Rd. Go 8-10 miles through Waco and turn right onto Baxter Rd. Stay on Baxter as it turns to dirt, pass a few silos and a vacant house. Just past the house look in the field for the DICKCISSELS.

Three COMMON LOONS were seen at Lake James in NC on 7-8. Loons are rare anywhere in the Carolinas in mid-summer, especially in the western parts of the states. Look around where Hwy. 126 crosses the lake. A LESSER SCAUP was nearby the loons also.

Visitors to the Brunswick County, NC beaches can find WOOD STORKS at the Twin Lakes along Hwy. 179 between Sunset Beach and Calabash. This is the only spot in North Carolina where storks regularly occur.

Thanks this week to Jason Cooper, Lin Buckman, Susan Ellermann, Sharon Freedman, John Fussell for their calls and reports.
 
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