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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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Carolina Bird Club
Rare Bird Alert

January 21, 2005

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

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Hello, this is a January 21 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:

THICK-BILLED MURRE
RAZORBILLS
KING EIDER
COMMON EIDER
PACIFIC LOONS
BLACK-HEADED GULLS
WESTERN TANAGER
AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN

A THICK-BILLED MURRE was seen today Jan. 22 at the jetty at Huntington Beach State Park in South Carolina. Also present at the jetty on Jan. 21 were three RAZORBILLS and a female COMMON EIDER.

Not too far from Huntington Beach SP at Conway, SC, a BLACK-HEADED GULL is being seen at the Conway Sewage Treatment Plant. Birders are allowed to enter the facility but must register at the front office. The plant is closed on the weekends.

A KING EIDER has been seen regularly at Folly Beach, SC. in the "washout " area and most recently the Folly Beach Pier on Jan. 21. LONG-TAILED DUCKS have been seen at the Old Coast Guard Station at Folly Beach also.

A BLACK-HEADED GULL was found January 16 at Jordan Lake (NC) west of Raleigh. The bird was with Bonaparte's gulls visible from the Farrington Rd. bridge. The bird is probably still around but relocating it will require searching the lake for the Bonaparte's gulls.

A male WESTERN TANAGER can be seen in Wilmington, NC at a feeder. Call Melanie Doyle at 910-392-6845 for updates and directions.

At closeby Wrightsville Beach, NC look through common loon flocks on the ocean for a couple of PACIFIC LOONS seen off and on since January 1. On January 8 up to 15 RAZORBILLS flew by . Best viewing is from the Johnny Mercer Pier.

An AM. WHITE PELICAN has been seen at the upper end of Roanoke Rapids Lake from the Wildlife boat ramp at the end of Old Gaston Rd in Northampton County.

Thanks this week to Merrill Lynch, Donald Rote, Jack Peachey, Sam Cooper, and Jeff Pippen for their calls and reports. Some of this information was gleaned from Carolinabirds.

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