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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


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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

April 8, 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 an April 8 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
HARLEQUIN DUCK
SWALLOW-TAILED KITES
HENSLOW'S SPARROWS

A THICK-BILLED MURRE has been present at The Point at Emerald Isle, NC. From Emerald Dr. take Coast Guard Rd. to its end at Inlet Dr. Go right and look for a public access that has been closed due to erosion. A dredging vessel is right offshore. The murre is being seen between the vessel and the sandbags protecting some nearby homes.

A HARLEQUIN DUCK was seen 3-27 and 3-28 at Sportsman's pier and nearby Oceanana pier at Atlantic Beach, NC.

An ATLANTIC PUFFIN in poor condition was picked up on the beach at Topsail Island, NC on March 29. Unfortunately the bird died despite efforts from rehabbers and the NC Zoo.

Reports of SWALLOW-TAILED KITES from NC include sightings of 3 individuals near Winnabow, NC in Brunswick, County; from the Pee Dee River between Wadesboro, NC (Anson Co.) and Rockingham, NC (Richmond Co.); and Plymouth, NC on April 1, and Currituck Co. near the Wright Bridge on April 3. There have been no follow-up reports on any of these birds.

HENSLOW'S SPARROWS continue to be found in the Croatan NF near Havelock, NC. Look in powerline corridors with thick grassy cover for these elusive birds.

Thanks this week to John Fussell, Donald Rote, Peter Vankevich, and Bruce Smithson for their reports. Some of this information was gleaned from Carolinabirds.

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