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by  Carolina Bird Club

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BRITISH MUSEUM
(NATURAL HISTORY)
CB©
- 6 APR 1992
NEWSLE
members
for of the Carolina Bird Club, Inc., ornithological society of the Carolinas
Volume 37 [5 ) October, 1991 Special Issue
Announced
Additional Special Field Trips
Carolina Bird Club members responded result ofaction taken by the Executive in addition to the regular meetings which
enthusiastically to the weekendfield trip Committee at its 1990planning retreat. will be held at the usual limes. Special
to Mattamuskeet, Pungo and Phelps This special issue ofthe Newsletter registrationprocedures apply. Food,
Lakes scheduledforNovember 17, 1991 contains a description ofan additional accomodations and transportation are the
It was thefirst in a series of weekend trip which has been plannedfor responsibility ofthe registrant.
supplementaryfield tripsproposed as a 1992. Please note that thesefield trips are Carpooling should be arranged in advance.
N.C. Outer Banks & Pamlico Sound Saturday & Sunday
January 11-12, 1992
Leaders: John Fussell & John Wrighi south again by free ferry across to (919-928-3841). Cost of the ferry trip is
Limit: 30 participants Cost: $15 Ocracoke Island, where we will spend the $10 for automobiles.
night. On Sunday we will take the early
Itinerary: Begin at 7:00 a.m. at the (6:30 a.m.) two-and-a-half-hour ferry ride Registration Procedure:
parking lot at the south end of Bonner across Pamlico sound to Swanquarter. (1) Call John Wright (evenings, 919-
We
Bridge over Oregon Inlet. will This crossing, with the rising sun at our 756-5139) to "sign up" and obtain any
examine the rocky groin/jetty area here backs, is great for viewing the flocks of additional information about the trip.
early for Purple Sandpiper and eiders. Red-breasted Mergansers, loons, Brant, (2) Send registration form with payment
We'll scan the inlet's numerous pilings for Surfand Black Scoters, Oldsquaw, and to CBC Headquarters Secretary.
Great Cormorant. This is also a good other diving ducks which are found in the
time to scan the ocean for early morning Pamlico at this time of year. This is the
activity. In addition to the usual gulls, best way to see scoters and Oldsquaw
terns and Gannets, there is always the close-up.
possibility of something rare, such as Lodging for Friday night is plentiful in
Black-legged Kittiwake, Little Gull or Manteo (The Elizabethan, 919-473-2101
even one of the alcids. or Duke ofDare, 919473-2175) and Nags
The rest of the morning we'll work the Head (Armada, 1-800-334-3302 or Quality
impoundments of Bodie Island and Pea Inn Sea Oatel, 919-441-7191). Lodging
NWR
Island for swans, ducks, geese for Saturday night at Ocracoke is limited.
(Snows, Canadas, could we hope for a We should all plan to stay at The Island
. . .
Ross?) and other water birds. With a little Inn (919-9284351), which will give us a
luck we should also see Merlin and very attractive group rate, it is also the
Peregrine Falcon here. site ofour Saturday evening meal. Be
In the afternoon we will work out way sure to make your reservations early at
south to Cape Hatteras Point, near The Island Inn. Make sure to mention
Buxton, where the best variety of gulls is that you are with the Carolina Bird Club
usually to be found. Here we will most field trip group.
likely see all the usual gulls plus the rarer Reservations are also strongly
Lesser Black-backed Gull which has been recommended for the Ocracoke to
regular here for several years. With luck Swanquarter ferry crossing. A reservation Ten Hatcher of Charlotte, NC enjoys
one of the rare white-winged gulls will may be made no more than thirty days her first Carolina Bird Club meeting.
make an appearance. in advance (call after 12/12/91) by See article on page 3.
By late afternoon we will have moved calling the Ocracoke departure terminal
The
Traveling Birdwatcher
CBC
Members
Offer Travel Opportunities
Winter Pelagic Trips Brian, PO Box 125, Amherst, VA 24521 Travel With Simon
Planned or call before 10 p.m. [phone] for
reservations or more information.
Simon R. B. Thompson, CBC
Brian Patteson is planning two Secretary and globe-trotting naturalist, is
winter pelagic trips from Virginia Beach, leading trips to St. John, U.S. Virgin
VA
on February 1 (2) and February 8 (9), Islands (December 3-10, 1991), the
1992. These are Saturday trips with a Amazon basin ofPeru (January 26-
Sunday weather date. The February, 1991 February 2 and July 18-26, 1992, and
trip saw Manx Shearwaters, Red Costa Rica (February 18-29, 1992). For
Phalaropes, two Great Skuas, more information contact Simon at
kittiwakes, puffins. Razorbills, and 290 FENCE, 500 Hunting Country Road,
Dovekies. The cost is $75. Write Tryon, NC 28782, [phone].
Winter Meeting Set For Charleston Area
The winter issue of the Newsletter which is nearby. Maps will be provided Huntington Beach State Park, Santee
announcing the winter meeting tends to in the registration packets. Coastal Reserve, Ion Swamp, Magnolia
get lost in the blizzard ofChristmas cards Steve Compton, Charleston’s Gardens, Bear Island Wildlife Management
which arrive in December. In order for Christmas Bird Count compiler, has been Area, as well as some local areas in and
members to be able to make their plans to working hard planning Field trips for the around Charleston. Several will be all day
attend the meeting well in the advance of meeting. Two special field trips will trips requiring a lunch.
the holiday rush, Lex Glover and his require advance reservations using the If you have any questions about the
team have put forth the extra effort to form provided on page 5. An all day trip winter meeting plans, please call Lex
make available the information necessary to Bulls Island is scheduled for Saturday, Glover at [phone].
for "early bird" registration. February 1. There will be a $15 charge
The meeting is set for the very popular for the ferry, and you will need to take a Forsythe Offers Class
Charleston area January 31-February 2, lunch and drinks. A boat trip in the Cape
1992. The Carolina Bird Club last met in Romain National Wildlife Refuge is Dennis M. Forsythe of the Department
Charleston in the fall of 1987; well before scheduled for Sunday, February 2. The of Biology, The Citadel, is teaching a
the destruction of Hurricane Hugo. Many trip will take approximately halfa day, class in ornithology during the spring
familiar birding areas will still show the and the cost is $25. The deadline to semester. Offered on Thursday night and
effects of that storm. reserve space on both trips is January Saturday morning, the class is open to the
Headquarters for the meeting will be the 15. public. If interested, contact Dr. Forsythe
NWR
Ramada Inn in Mt. Pleasant, SC. The Cape Romain is about 20 miles at [phone] (home) or (803) 792-
room rate is $32.00 plus tax for 1-4 northeast of Charleston. This 60,000-acre 7877 (office).
persons. A reservation form is provided tract, one of the outstanding wildlife
on page 5 of the Newsletter. The Ramada refuges in the east, occupies a 20 mile
Project FeederWatch
is located on Highway 17/Georgetown segment of the Atlantic coast and
Highway approximately 1/4 mile north of embraces a fascinating expanse ofsea
the Cooper River Bridge. If traveling islands, salt marshes, intricate coastal You can be a part of Project Feeder
north from the Cooper River Bridge, it waterways, and long sandy beaches. It has Watch, a joint venture of the Cornell
will be on your right at the first light. a large wintering population of shorebirds Lab ofOrnithology and Long Point Bird
Registration will begin at 3:00 p.m. on and waterfowl. Gulls, comorants, and Observatory. To register for the 1991-
Friday, January 31 at the motel. Homed Grebes winter along the ocean 92 season beginning in November send
Since the motel does not have a meeting beaches, while Brown Pelicans, Black $12 check payable to Cornell Lab of
room large enough to accommodate our Skimmers, and Peregrine Falcons are Ornithology, 159 Sapsucker Woods Rd,
NY
group, the meetings Friday and Saturday occasional winter residents. Ithaca, 14850.
nights will be at Wando High School Other field trips are planned to
Kirkland's Warbler Reported Meeting
at Fall
"Did anyone see anything that I didn't
call?" Ricky Davis had just completed the
species countdown at the Carolina Bird
Club fall meeting on the North Carolina
Outer Banks. Several notable species
including Little Gull, Black-billed
Cuckoo, and Curlew Sandpiper had been
reported, but traditionally any real
"goodies" are saved until last for dramatic
effect. "Kirkland's Warbler" was the
reply to Ricky's question. At first there
was an embarrassed silence. What novice
birder could be so unknowingly bold as to
call such a rarity? But then we saw that
the person handing a completed rare bird
sighting report to a sputtering Harry
LeGrand was Chat editor emeritus Eloise
Potter. Excited birders forgot how tired
they were from a day of tramping the dikes
NWR
ofPea Island and began to rearrange
Sunday departure plans to include
Ocracoke Island where the bird had been
sighted. Bonnie Strawser (R), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Mark Sawyer, volunteer,
The day had not started out so display a Pea Island NWR T-shirt sold by thcCoastal Wildlife Refuge Society.
A
auspiciously. strong northeast wind had
scrubbed the pelagic trip, and the general details ofregistration with the assistance we got to see plenty of pelagic birds
impression was that there were fewer birds of Paula Wright. A special feature of Saturday evening. Brian Patteson, a
around than had been seen by early arrivals registration for this meeting was a sales regular leader ofpelagic trips out of
on Friday. The rarities and high count table set up by the Coastal Wildlife Virginia Beach, spoke on pelagic birding
total of 197 species were largely the work Refuge Society. Profits from the sales of and showed slides ofthe pelagic birds one
of a few expert birders. However, T-shirts, patches, pins, etc., are used by could see or hope to see off the Virginia
inexperienced birders among the 162 the Society to support projects in the and North Carolina coasts. The
meeting registrants got good looks at Alligator River, Pea Island, and Currituck presentation was so realistic that Brian
several less common birds, including an National Wildlife Refuges. During the became seasick about halfway through and
immature Lark Sparrow that hopped evening meeting, Bonnie Strawser of Mike Tove had to take over until he
around on the ground beside the parking the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service could recover.
lot at North Pond. Field trip leaders outlined the work of the Society. She Executive Committee action reported
Ricky Davis, Harry LeGrand, made special mention of their work in during the meeting included the
Simon Thompson, Taylor upgrading and renovating the North Pond appointment of Robin Carter as
NWR
Piephoff, John Fussell, Frances Trail on Pea Island (Kris chairman of the SC records committee and
Needham, Evelyn Dabbs and Russ Kristoffersen, Secretary of the Society, reappointment of Harry LeGrand as
Tyndall did any outstanding job under mowed a half mile of this trail in chairman of the NC records committee.
less than ideal conditions. preparation for the CBC meeting) where Harry introduced a Rare Bird Sighting
Other factors contributed to a highly they are in the process ofbuilding four Report form that had been designed for
CBC NC
successful meeting. President, handicap accessible observation reporting sightings to the committee.
John Wright, and Executive Committee structures. Three of the structures will The Executive Committee also set the date
Member-at-Large for Eastern North feature permanently mounted, vandal and of the spring, 1992 meeting for May 8-10
Carolina, Ricky Davis, arranged for weather proof binocular spotting scopes. in Boone, NC.
meeting facilities, field trips, and program. Bonnie encouraged CBC members also You never know where these CBC
Paula Wright enlisted the help of to join the Society as a way of giving meetings are going to lead. An interesting
fellow Greenville-River Park North Bird something back to the refuges. Further sidelight to the exchange with which this
Club members, Mary Paulson, information can be obtained by writing article began was the fact that Ricky Davis
Stephanie Hudak, Grace Smith, the Coastal Wildlife Refuge Society, got "turned on" to birding as a "chubby
Pam Pappas and Russ Tyndall to P.O. Box 1808, Manteo, NC 27954. fifth grader" when Eloise Potter took him
CBC
provide refreshments at registration. Although the cancellation of the pelagic to his first meeting. It was in the
John and Libba Watson handled the trip prevented our topping 200 species, fall at Nags Head 20 years ago.
Fall Meeting Check List Bluebird, Swainson's Thrush, Am. Robin, [phone]; Heathy Walker, 1047
Gray Catbird, N. Mockingbird, Brown Ardsley Road, Charlotte, NC 28207, (704)
Pied-billed Grebe, N. Gannet, Brown Thrasher, Cedar Waxwing, Eur. Starling, 334-7154, Ricky Davis, 608
NC
Pelican, Great Comorant, Double- White-eyed Vireo, Solitary Vireo.Yellow- Smallwood Dr., Rocky Mount,
crested Cormorant, Am. Bittern, Great throated Vireo, Philadelphis Vireo, 27804,[phone].
Blue Heron, Great Egret, Snowy Egret, Red-eyed Vireo, Blue-winged Warbler,
Little Blue Heron, Tricolored Heron, Tennessee Warbler, Orange-crowned
South Carolina Christmas
Cattle Egret, Green-backed Heron, Black- Warbler, Nashville Warbler, N.
Bird Counts Scheduled
crowned Night-Heron, Yellow-crowned Parula, Yellow Warbler, Chestnut-sided
Night-Heron, White Ibis, Glossy Ibis, Warbler, Magnolia Warber, Cape May
Snow Goose, Canada Goose, Wood Duck, Warbler, Black-throated Blue Warbler, Listed below are South Carolina
Green-winged Teal, Am. Black Duck, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Black-throated Christmas Bird Countsfor which the
Mallard, N. Pintail, Blue-winged Teal, N. Green Warbler, Blackburnian Warbler, information on date and compiler was
Shoveler, Gadwall, Eurasian Wigeon, Yellow-throated Warbler, Pine Warbler, complete at the time ofpublication.
Am. Wigeon, Black Scoter, Red-breasted Kirkland's Warbler, Prarie Warbler, Contact the compiler ifyou wish to
Merganser, Turkey Vulture, Osprey, Bald Palm Warbler, Bay-breasted Warbler, participate.
Eagle, N. Harrier, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Blackpoll Warbler, Black-and-white
Cooper’s Hawk, Red-shouldered Hawk, Warbler, Am. Redstart, Ovenbird, N. ACE Basin 12/15...David Chamberlain
Red-tailed Hawk, Am. Kestrel, Merlin, Waterthrush, Kentucky Warbler, 884-0019
Peregrine Falcon, Clapper Rail, King Oporornis warbler, sp.. Com. Pete Laurie
Rail, Virginia Rail, Sora, Com. Moorhen, Yellowthroat, Wilson's Warbler, Yellow- 762-5076
NWR
Am. Coot, Black-bellied Plover, Lesser breasted Chat, Summer Tanager, Scarlet Carolina Sandhills
Golden-Plover, Semipalmated Plover, Tanager, N.Cardinal, Rose-breasted 12/30.....Bill Hilton, Jr.
Piping Plover, Killdeer, Am. Grosbeak, Blue Grosbeak, Indigo Bunting, 684-0255
Oystercatcher, Am. Avocet, Greater Rufus-sided Towhee, Chipping Sparrow, Charleston......12/29......Steve Compton
Yellowlegs, Lesser Yellowlegs, Solitary Clay-colored Sparrow, Field Sparrow, 557-4816
Sandpiper, Willet, Spotted Sandpiper, Lark Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow, Columbia .12/14......Robin Carter
Whimbrel, Hudsonian Godwit, Marbled Sharp-tailed Sparrow, Seaside Sparrow, 782-8820
Godwit, Rudy Turnstone, Red Knot, Song Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, Greenville ..12/21.....Pete Worthington
Sanderling, Semipalmated Sandpiper, W. Dark-eyed Junco, Bobolink, Red-winged ’ 967-4183
Sandpiper, Least Sandpiper, White- Blackbird, E. Meadowlark, Boat-tailed Hilton Head.....12/14......Berry Loyes
rumped Sandpiper, Pectorial Sandpiper, Grackle, Com. Grackle, Brown-headed 671-3537
Dunlin, Curlew Sandpiper, Stilt Cowbird, N. Oriole, House Finch, Litchfield/Pawlcys Island
Sandpiper, Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Short- Evening Grosbeak, House Sparrow. 12/31......Chris Marsh
billed Dowitcher, Long-billed Dowitcher, Total 197 species. 236-1799
Com. Snipe, Laughing Gull, Little Long Cane......12/14.....Steve Patterson,
894-3344
Gull, Bonaparte's Gull, Ring-billed Jr.
Nominating Committee
Gull, Herring Gull, Lesser Black- McClellanville..12/15....Perry Nugent
Named
backed Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, 556-3841
Caspian Tern, Royal Tern, Sandwich Santee NWR....12/28 Lex Glover
Tern, Common Tem, Forster's Tern, 438-1703
CBC
Black Tem, Black Skimmer, Rock Dove, president, John Wright, has Spartanburg 12/14 Lyle Campbell
Mourning Dove, Black-billed announced the appointmentofa 585-1228
Cuckoo, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, E. nominating committee to submit York/Rock Hill..12/21...Bill Hilton, Jr.
Screech-Owl, Great Homed Owl, Chimney Executive Committee nominees to the 684-0255
Swift, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, annual business meeting to be held in
Deceased Member
Belted Kingfisher, Red-bellied Boone, NC on May 9, 1992. Offices to
Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, N. be filled are president, secretary, treasurer
WNC
Flicker, Pileated Woodpecker, Yellow- (one year terms); vice-president for The Carolina Bird Club notes with regret
bellied Flycatcher, Least (three year term); and members-at-large for the death of William McIntosh, Jr. of
WNC
Flycatcher, E. Phoebe, W. Kingbird, E. ENC, and SC (two year terms). Summerville, South Carolina.
Kingbird, Purple Martin, Tree Swallow, Incumbents in the offices ofsecretary,
WNC
Bank Swallow, Bam Swallow, Blue Jay, treasurer and vice-president for are
Am. Crow, Fish Crow, Carolina not eligible for reelection.
CBC
Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, Red-breasted Send your recommendations for any of Rare Bird Alert
Nuthatch, Brown-headed Nuthatch, Brown these officers to one of the members of the
Creeper, Carolina Wren, House Wren, nomination committee: Peter (704) 332-BIRD
Winter Wren, Marsh Wren, Ruby-crowned Worthington, chairman, 716 N.
Almond Dr., Simpsonville, SC 29681,
Kinglet, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, E.
Form
Registration
CBC Weekend Field Trip to NC Outer Banks & Pamlico Sound
&
January 1 1 12, 1992
Name(s)
(list each participant)
Address City State Zip
Enclosed is my check in the amount of $ for participants at $15 each. I have called the trip leader, John Wright at
[phone] to ensure that space is available.
Mail with check to Carolina Bird Club, Inc., PO Box 27647, Raleigh, NC 27611
Ramada Inn Reservation Form
Carolina Bird Club
Winter Meeting, January 31-February 2,1992
Name
Address
City State Zip_
Rooms (1-4 occupants) $32.00 plus tax.
My _
Please reserve room(s) at $32.00 per night. check for the first night's lodging is enclosed. I will arrive
and depart
.
Mail with deposit to Ramada Inn, 301 Johnnie Dobbs Blvd., Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464 or call (803) 884-14411
.
Form
Registration
CBC
Winter Meeting, January 31-February 192
2,
Name(s).
(list each name for name tags)
Address City State Zip
Enclosed is my check in the amount of$ for member registrations at $4 each and nonmember registrations
at $5 each. Registration at meeting will be $5 for members and $6 for nonmembers.
Mail with check to Carolina Bird Club, Inc., PO Box 27647, Raleigh, NC 27611
NWR
Bulls Island & Cape Romain Reservation Form
& &
Saturday Sunday, February 1 2, 1992
Name
(list each participant)
Address City State Zip
Enclosed is my check in the amount of $ to reserve place(s) at $15 each for the Bulls Island ferry February 1, and
NWR
places(s) at $25 each for the Cape Romain boat trip.
Please make check payable to Steve Compton and mail to 162 Gordon Street, Charleston, SC 29403. Tel. [phone].
Welcome New Members
Mary B. Atkeson M/M Jim Hendrix Jerry Nagel
Greenville, NC Murphy, NC Johnson City, TN
M/M
Guyte M. Cotton James & Nancy Jordon Taylor Piephoff
New Bern, NC Winston-Salem, NC Charlotte, N
William & Suzanne Davis Smith & Rhonda Lingerfelt Jack & Patsy Polmer
Raleigh, NC Shelby, NC Shelby, NC
John Finnegan Robert T. McSherry James & Cathy Stewart
Raleigh, NC Tryon, NC Hillsborough, NC
Wallace & Delores Foutch Nell Moore Mark B. Thompson
NC NC NC
Kernersville, Richlands, Raleigh,
Grup Catala D'Anellament Neil & Pat Moore
Museu de Zoologia Buxton, NC
Barcelona, Spain
Membership Application and Order Form
Name Address
City State Zip Tel.
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(home) (business)
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Individual ($12) Life ($200) CBC Cloth arm patch $1.50 ea., $1.25 ea. in quantity
Family ($15) Patron ($50) CBC Decals (water type) 75c ea., 50c ea. in quantity
Student ($ 6) Daily Checklists 10/S1.00, 25/$1.25, 50/S2.50, 75/$3.75
Affiliate Club ($15) 100/$5.00
Library/Institution ($15) Make check payable to Carolina Bird Club, Inc. and mail to PO Box 27647, Raleigh, NC 27611
CBC
Newsletter is published quarterly by Carolina Bird Club, Inc., the ornithological society of the Carolinas, with
headquarters at Raleigh, NC. CBC is a nonprofit corporation, founded in 1937, with membership open to anyone interested in
birds, natural history and conservation. Members are encouraged to submit items of interest to CBC Newsletter, Clyde Smith,
NC
Editor, 2615 Wells Avenue, Raleigh, 27608.
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