for members of the Carolina Bird Club, Inc., ornithological society of the Carolinas

Volume 40 September/October 1994 Number 5

Winter Meeting in Little Washington

Longtime members of the Carolina Bird
Club may recall a winter meeting, about
twenty years ago, when we crowded into
the old lodge at Mattamuskeet National
Wildlife Refuge. Since that time in the
early 70’s, we haven't held another
meeting there. The old lodge was closet!
and fell into a state of disrepair.

We couldn't possibly fit into the old
Uxlge again, even if it were open.
Growing attendance at our meetings has
tended to limit where we can meet.
However, by having our winter meeting,
January 27-29, 1995, in
Washington, NC, we will once again
be able to make Lake Mattamuskeet one
of our prime field trip sites.

We are planning a varied offering, not
only of field trips, but also of indoor
programs. Longtime CBC member and
coastal "gum" John Fussell will
headline our slate of evening programs.
His recent book, A Birder's Guide to

Coastal North Carolina , published by
UNC Press, will be on sale at the meeting.
John will be signing his book Friday and
Saturday evenings.

The Washington Civic Center,
formerly the train station in downtown
Washington, will be the site of our
meetings and registration. Registration
will begin at 1:00 p.m. in the multi-use
room with refreshments provided by the
Greenville-River Park North Bird
Club. However, advance registration
assists the members of the planning
committee and allows meeting registrants
to save money. Members will notice that
the CBC Executive Board approved a slight
increase in meeting registration fees
beginning in 1995. Registration for
members will be $6.00 in advance and
$10.00 at the meeting site. This. increase
brings our registration fees more in line
with our meeting costs. A form is
provided in this newsletter for you to

Nominating Committee Appointed

CBC president. Lex Glover, has
announced the appointment of the
following members to the nominating
committee: Steve Patterson

(chairman), 6323 East Liberty Chapel
Road, Florence, SC 29506, Tel. (803)
667-8199; Judy Walker, 7639 Farm
Gate Road, Charlotte, NC 28215, Tel.
(704) 884-4317 and Harry LeGrand,
331 Yadkin Drive, Raleigh, NC 27609.
Tel. (919) 832-3202.

Offices to be filled are: President,
Secretary, Treasurer, Vice-president for
western NC, Member -at-large for eastern
NC and Member-at-large for SC. Only

Paula Wright, Member-at-large for eastern
NC is eligible for re-election. If you have
suggestions for candidates to fill these
positions, please contact one of the
members of the committee.

register in advance of the meeting.

Motel accommodations will be
available at both the Pamlico Winds
(formerly the Holiday Inn) (919) 946-
6141 and Comfort Inn (919) 946-4444.
The room rate is $40.00 plus 9% tax for
double occupancy. Please use the
reservation form in the newsletter or
indicate that you are attending the CBC
meeting when calling. Reservation
deadline is January 3. but rooms may
lie available after that date. Both motels
are locate on US 17 North (Carolina
Avenue).

The November/December CBC
Newsletter will contain more details
about the meeting as well as a field trip
registration form. In the meantime any
questions may be directed to Harry
LeGrand (919) 832-3202. Buddy Garrett
(910) 455-0420 or Paula and John Wright
(919) 756-5139.

INSIDE

Traveling Birdwatcher 2
Backyard Birding 3

For The Record 4

Special Field Trips 5

New Members 8

The Traveling Birdwatcher

Discovering Discovery Island

On a recent non-birding trip to Orlando
following the CBC winter meeting at
Litchfield Beach, SC, Laura and I found
ourselves with a free day on our hands.
Having already toured Epcot with friends;
we scanned our tour books for something
less expensive and exhausting than a day
at the Magic Kingdom. That's when we
discovered Discovery Island!

Discovery Island is an 1 1-acre sanctuary
where animals roam free. Over 100
species of animals and 250 species of
plants inhabit this natural island which is
part of the Walt Disney World Resort.
Designated as a zoological park by the
American Association of Zoological Parks
and Aquariums, Discovery Island
exchanges animals with other zoos. It has
become home to both endangered and

by Clyde Smith

disabled animals. It is also a sanctuary for
nesting native Florida birds. Every spring
and summer, numerous herons, egrets and
ibis choose Discovery Island as a safe
haven. There are wonderful opportunities
for close-up photography of both native
and exotic birds.

Three "animal encounters" are offered
periodically during the day. "Feathered
Friends” is a colorful parrot show
featuring tropical macaws and cockatoos.
"Birds of Prey" is an informative
demonstration with exotic and native birds
of prey. The session we attended featured
a Red-tailed Hawk, Barred Owl and King
Vulture. "Reptile Relations" added red and
yellow com snakes to the obligatory
alligators on display. All programs were
presented by knowledgeable young people

often with degrees in the biological
sciences. The island's fully equipped
veterinary hospital also usually has some
newborn birds in view through large
picture windows.

Admission to Discovery Island is $9.50
($10.07 with tax). Although it can be
accessed from other Disney attractions, a
visit to Discovery Island alone is best
accomplished by heading to the Magic
Kingdom parking lot ($5) and hanging a
right after the toll booth to the marina
behind the Contemporary Hotel. Boats to
the Island depart about every 1 5 minutes
until 3:45 p.m. All paths and boardwalks
are accessible by wheelchair. Allow at
least two hours to enjoy the "animal
encounters" and a stroll around the island.

The Year of the Redpoll

News from Project FeederWatch

Folks who feed backyard birds were
"seeing red" this past winter--Common
Redpolls and Red-breasted Nuthatches, that
is.

Volunteer bird scientists enrolled in
Project FeederWatch reported big increases
in the "red" species compared to last
winter, especially in the Northeast.

Project FeederWatch is a long-term
study of feeder birds in winter. This is the
eighth straight winter that the project's
"kitchen window scientists" have counted
feeder birds, tracking changes in bird
numbers across the continent. The project
is a joint program of the Cornell
laboratory of Ornithology and Canada's
Long Point Bird Observatory.

When flocks of redpolls searching for
food abruptly invade areas far to the south
of their usual winter range, scientists call
the phenomenon an "irruption." The
irruptions of 1993-94 were the largest in
eight years. FeederWatchers reported
redpolls at 28 percent of feeders continent-
wide, up from 8 percent in the winter of

1992-93. The Northeast saw the most
spectacular invasion: redpolls visited 48
percent of Feeder Watch sites, up from
only 3 percent the winter before.
FeederWatchers also reported higher-than-
normal numbers of Hoary Redpolls, a
species that ordinarily winters above the
Arctic Circle.

. Red-breasted Nuthatch, the other "red"
invader, was reported at 36 percent of
FeederWatch sites, up from 29 percent in
1992-93. The north-central part of the
continent saw a virtual explosion as these
nuthatches visited 61 percent of all Feeder
Watch sites, up from 8 percent the
previous year.

One of the special strengths of Project
FeederWatch is its ability to track dynamic
changes in bird numbers. Other volunteer-
based bird counts, such as the National
Audubon Society's Christmas Bird Count,
collect information over a very short
period of time, providing a snapshot view
of bird numbers and distribution. In
contrast, FeederWatch data provide a

virtual video, mapping changes in bird
numbers week-by-week over the course of
the winter.

The majority of Project FeederWatch
participants live in northeastern states and
provinces, but the project has observers in
every U.S. state except Hawaii and every
Canadian province, including the Yukon
Territory. Together they have added
3 1 1 ,686 records to the ornithological
database.

Still there's so much more to learn.

And some regions of North America are
greatly under-represented in FeederWatch.
Why not make your backyard an official
Project FeederWatch research station this
winter?

Enroll by phone at 1-800-843-B1RD or
send your check tor $ 1 4 (payable to
Project FeederWatch) to Project
FeederWatch. Cornell Lab of Ornithology,
PO Box 11, Ithaca, NY 14851-0011.

This November you'll receive a complete
participant's packet and a free, colorful
bird poster.

September 10, 1994...Thank
goodness 1 received a letter or two since
the last newsletter because our back yard
has been rather empty. We usually have a
two-week lull in the spring and again in
the fall, but this year the birds became
scarce in mid-July. We had 50-60
goldfinches one day and none the next.
Now we have four. The good news about
the lull is that the House Finches left,
too. Ot course, we have had the regulars—
titmice, chickadees, cardinals, Indigo
Buntings once in a while, and Summer
Tanagers.

The tanager is still here pitty-chucking
away, and a flock of doves showed up
Labor Day weekend. They seem to know
when hunting season is about to begin
because they congregate in our yard.

The most exciting event was seeing a
Prothonotary Warbler on Sunday morning
at 7:30 a.m. as we sat on the front deck
drinking coffee. The warbler flitted from
tree to tree right in front of us for about
ten minutes. That is the first time we
have seen one in the yard although we
have seen them in the woods by the creek.
We were hoping he would try the feeders,
but he didn't. And we did see a Solitary
Sandpiper near the edge of the pond
August 23, but other than those two
oddities, our yard has been rather dull.

"Dull" has not been the case, however,
for Harry and Mary Sherwood of Lake
Toxaway in western North Carolina
(elevation 3300 feet). This summer they
have had Rufous-sided Towhees, Song
Sparrows, and Carolina Wrens, all with
their young, goldfinches. White-breasted
Nuthatches, titmice, doves, Blue Jays,
hummingbirds, catbirds, cardinals, and
robins. Occasionally they have seen
Northern Pandas. Chipping Sparrows,
Black-and-white Warblers, Brown
Creepers, Brown Thrashers ami Wtxxl
Thnishes (perhaps that's where "our" birds
are).

Backyard Birding

with Frances J. Nelson

The Sherwoods also had two Great Blue
Herons and two Great Egrets on the lake
July 16. Harry writes,

We had just gotten out of bed that
morning and noticed them wading in
the grassy shallows not more than one
hundred feet from our front deck.

Either species would, have made our
day, but to have a pair of each was a
special treat. The birds flew a few
minutes after we noticed them, but
were seen on and off during the rest of
the day. Great Blue Herons are seen
with some regularity in Transylvania
County , but Great Egrets are always
enough to cause a birder’s heart to
flutter!

The Sherwood had Pine Siskins as late as
July 19 and are hoping to find a nesting
pair next year (I wonder if Harry and Mary
are Cubs' fans). On August 4, when a
Canadian cold front was moving through,
the Sherwoods saw a Canada Warbler in a
shrub just outside one of their windows
and another Canada and several Black-
throated Green Warblers in the yard. The
next day they saw a Black-throated Blue
Warbler (the warblers were firsts on their
yard list).

On August 9, when Harry was walking
his dogs, he flushed a Spotted Sandpiper.
The bird flew to the opposite end of the
dam continuing to "nod and teeter." and
staying long enough for Harry to go
home, get Mary and the binoculars, and
return. They both had a chance to observe
the bird before it flew.

Another letter came from Phyllis
Martin. Conover, NC. a person who has

no trouble laughing at herself. One day
she decider! to wash her car. During the
task, she kept getting "buzzed1* by a good-
sized "insect" that once even lit on her
back. She swatted it with her hand several
times and tried to run it off with the hose—
to no avail. After shooing it for the
"umpteenth" time, she followed the
tormentor's flight into a black tupelo tree.
Then it finally dawned on her that her
tormentor was a Ruby-throated
Hummingbird!

The Martins think that the hummer
might be nesting in the tupelo because
they have seen an immature nearby. They
are hoping to find the nest when the leave
fall.

Mrs. Martin also says they have had a
Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Blue-gray
Gnatcatcher, and Red-eyed Vireo recently
(August 16), so she thinks the migration
season is upon them.

My final letter was from Maxilla Evans
of Waynesville, NC, who had not written
before because she felt that everyone has
the same birds that she does. On August
21 , she realized that maybe that wasn't
tme after all. She has had three pairs of
Rose-breasted Grosbeaks at her feeders all
summer! She used to have a Veery and a
Canada Warbler regularly, but she figures
that developers have forced the birds to
seek higher, less populated ground. She
hopes it's too steep anti rocky where the
birds are now, but she hesitates to
"underestimate the ingenuity of
developers."

I wonder if that is why we have had such
an absence of birds. Loggers have l>een in
on two sides of us, and several new
housing developments have sprung up in
the past year. And we though ten miles
from the nearest grtKery store was far
enough avyay...

That's it for this time. Please let me
know alxnit "your" birds. 1006 Dogwood
Hill Lane . Wake Forest. NC 275X7
(919) 52X-2X27.

At the 1994 CBC winter meeting at
Litchfield Beach, SC, both Herb
Hendrickson (editor of The Chat ) and I
spoke to the bird club about the
importance of publishing sight records. In
particular, we addressed the need to publish
details of highly significant records such
as first or second state records. I also
made a plea to you in the CBC Newsletter
several issues ago about the importance of
publishing such reports, because a brief
mention of the date, location, observers
and species name in American Birds or
Chat Briefs is not suitable documentation
for new species to state lists.

One disappointing piece of news in
regard to an outlet for publishing
outstanding records is the demise of
Anierican Birds. The Spring 1994 issue
that many of us have recently received will
be the last issue of this important
magazine. At its best, about ten years
ago, this magazine published a number of
records that were significant at the
continental level, such as the distribution
of White- faced Storm-Petrel or
documentation of first United States
records of Mexican species that wandered
into Texas or Arizona. Not only was
American Birds continental in scope, it
also published photographs in color which
The Chat and international journals such
as The Auk do not.

The staff at National Audubon Society
has been somewhat secretive about its
rumored return to Auduhon Field Notes,
the predecessor of American Birds. The
former magazine was a bare bones
publication, full of regional reports and
little else, with only black-and-white
photographs. Nonetheless, for the birder,
it was the only way to keep track of bird
sightings across the continent. The
rumors are flying that the new Audubon
Field Notes will be similar to the old
one. If so, there will probably be one less
outlet for publishing highly significant
records at the continental level, such as
Black-backed Wagtail, Cape Verde Petrel,
or Bulwer's Petrel. (Editor's Note: The
initial issue of National Audubon Society
Field Notes was delivered after this article
was written. Unfortunately, the rumors
about the nature of the new publication
which Harry mentions appear to be
correct.)

Several people on the current N.C. Bird
Records Committee have submitted papers
for publication in American Birds in

For The Record

by Harry E. LeGrand, Jr.

recent years, only to get nowhere. The
paper and color photographs documenting
the Tropical Kingbird that was
photographed near Lake Mattamuskeet a
few years ago was rejected by the staff
because there was no tape recording of the
call to confirm to them that the bird was
indeed a Tropical! This was a ridiculous
rejection in Ricky Davis’ and my opinion,
for American Birds missed a golden
opportunity to run color photographs of a
winter Tropical Kingbird in its magazine.
Mike Tove has submitted a paper, with
photographs, to several international
journals that would document Cape Verde
Petrel in North American waters. He was
"stonewalled’’ because of the uncertain
taxonomy of the Soft-plumaged Petrel
complex and because no specimens were
obtained. Again, these journals missed a
golden opportunity to document Cape
Verde Petrel as occurring in North
American waters. In frustration, Mike
submitted the paper to American Birds.

Of course, now that this magazine is
defunct, who knows what may become of
that paper? American Birds has published
one or two photographs of Cape Verde
Petrel recently, but no description lias
appeared in print to fully document the
reports. Mike is currently working on a
new paper on the Soft-plumaged Petrel
complex, which includes Cape Verde
Petrel, for Birding , which does not publish
documentation-type papers (first records,
etc.) but which publishes major
identification articles. Even if published,
will this paper adequately document the
several reports of Cape Verde Petrel in
North Carolina?

The Chat stands to gain from the
demise of American Birds. Articles that
might have been published in the latter
journal might now be published in Chat.

Certainly, Chat is not expecting to begin
publishing photographs in color, but the
journal is certainly a suitable place to
publish records that are not only of
significance to the Carolinas but to the
continent as well. Obviously, Chat does
not have the continental circulation that
American Birds or Auk has, but that
should not be a deterrent to publishing a
Black -backed Wagtail record, for example,
in Chat, especially as there seems to be
no alternative journal for publication of
such a record.

Publishing such significant records in
Chat is also important now because there
is still a dearth of papers that document
rarities in the Carolinas. In the last four
issues of Chat, the only documentation
papers that I found were South Carolina's
first documented Black Guillemot,
complete with a photograph, and a paper
that I wrote describing a Western Grebe in
North Carolina. Am I the only person
writing papers to document rarities in
North Carolina? Let's hope not! The
situation regarding publication of details
of rarities needs improvement, so let’s get
started writing those details for The Chat.

Wings Across the
Borders

The Hawk Migration Association of
North America’s Conference VII will
be held in Windsor Ontario, Canada, May
4-7, 1995. The theme of this year's
convention is "Wings Across the
Borders."

The conference will offer field trips to
Point Pelee National Park, popular paper
sessions, topical poster sessions, and
knowledgeable keynote speakers.

You are invited to submit a paper or
proposal for a 35 minute presentation or
submit a proposal for a poster session.
Each submission should typify the
conference theme and session topics.
Paper, proposal and poster deadline is
December 3 1 , 1994.

For further. information on submissions
and a registration form contact Robert C.
Pettit, HMANA Conference VII
Coordinator, Monroe County Community
College, 1555 South Raisinville Road,
Monroe, Ml 48161, Tel. (313) 242-7300
(work) or (313) 379-4558 (home).

CBC Fall & Winter Field Trips

Goldsboro Birding Hotspots November 13, 1994

iLeaders: Eric Dean & Gene Howe Limit: 15 Participants Cost: $10

This late fall trip will concentrate on
two reliably excellent birding spots which
have helped to make Goldsboro one of the
best birding areas in the coastal plain of
North Carolina.

The first stop will be the farm fields at
the state-owner! Cherry Hospital. The
pastures here have become locally famous
in recent years as numerous rarities have
dropped in. Among these have been
Baird's and Buff-breasted Sandpipers,
Golden Plover and Brewer's Blackbird.
Although the.se are not expected in
November, Homed Larks and American
Pipits should be found, and a good bird is
always possible.

The second main destination will be
Goldsboro sewage lagoons, two very large
lagoons which attract great variety and
numbers of waterfowl. (Is it true that foul
water is good for water fowl ?) All the

puddle ducks and some divers are to be
found here. In addition, we hope to find
Eared Grebe. This species has spent the
fall and early winter here for several years
in a row. Large numbers of Common
Snipe frequent the shores of the lagoons,
and the brushy areas nearby are attractive
to Orange-crowned Warblers.

Meet at 9:00 a.m. at the Hardees on US
70 West on the western edge of

Goldsboro. If coming from the Raleigh
area, soon after crossing the Little River,
the Hardees is on the right at the first
stoplight you come to as you get into
Goldsboro. Coming from the east, take
US 70 West at its intersection with the
US 13 & 70 Bypass route. From this
direction, the Hardees would be ahead on
your left. The trip will end by mid-
afternoon.

Many birders from the piedmont
regularly travel through Goldsboro on
their way to the coast. This trip will be a
great opportunity for those who might
want to bird the same areas on their own
in the future.

Registration: Contact Enc Dean at
(919) 736-7264 after 6 p.m. on weekdays
to reserve space. Mail registration form
with tee to CBC headquarters.

NC Outer Banks, Pamlico Sound
& Lake Mattamuskeet

Leaders: Harry LeGrand & Russ Tyndall

This trip begins at 7:30 a.m. Saturday at
the National Park Service Information
Center at Whalebone, NC. (turn right on
NC 12 after crossing causeway from
Manteo). We will head south and bird the
usual Outer Banks hot spots: Bodie Island
Lighthouse Pond, Oregon Inlet, North
Pond and Cape Point. The day will
culminate in a ride on the 5:00 p.m. ferry7
from Hatteras to Ocracoke Island where we
will spend the night.

On Sunday, we will rise early and take
the 6:30 a.m. Ocracoke to Swanquarter
ferry. After disembarking, we will proceed
to Lake Mattamuskeet where we will bird
the various causeways and impoundments.
At this point the trip will officially end.

Birds of interest that this trip will likely
yield are Peregrine Falcon, Eurasian
Wigeon, Lesser Black-backed Gull and a
variety of sea ducks.

Friday night accommodations may be
obtained at a number of places in Manteo

or Nags Head. Trip leaders will lie staying
at the Duke of Dare in Manteo (919)

473-2 1 75. Ask Russ about other places
to stay when reserving space.

Saturday night accommodations have
been arranged at the Island Inn (9 19) 928-
4351 in Ocracoke. The Inn's restaurant
will be open for dinner Saturday night and
to provide breakfast early Sunday
morning. Participants should make ‘

December 10-11, 1994

Limit: 25 Participants
Cost: $15

reservations early and mention that you
are with the CBC trip.

Drivers also need to make reservations
for the Sunday ferry trip from Ocracoke to
Swanquarter. Call 1 -800-BY-FERRY
after November 13, 1994. There is a $10
per vehicle fee for the 2 1/2 hour crossing.

Since the trip ends a considrable distance
from where it begins, car pooling
arrangements should be made in advance:
We do not suggest that anyone plan to
leave their vehicle at Whalebone.

Participants should bring a bag lunch
for Saturday. Avoiding a formal lunch
stop will allow us more time for birding.
We will stop at a convenience store for
beverages.

Reservations: Contact Russ
Tyndall at (9 19) 556-654 1 to reserve
space. Mail registration form with fee to
C BC Headquarters.

Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel

Leaders: Bert Fisher and Lex Glover

February 18-19, 1995

Limit: 12 Participants Cost: $45

This CBC special field trip will focus
on wintering waterfowl along the 17 mile
Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel. The
rocky islands that connect the bridges and
tunnels attract a wide variety of sea ducks
and offer an excellent vantage point from
which to observe them— often at close
range. Species that can be seen from the
islands include Red-necked Grebe;
Oldsquaw; Black, Surf and White-winged
Scoter; Common and King Eider,
Harlequin Duck and Common Goldeneye.
The rock jetties are also a good area for
Great Cormorant and Purple Sandpiper.

The group will meet at 7:00 a.m. on
Saturday, February 18, 1995, at the Econo
Lodge Oceanfront, located on Atlantic
Avenue at 13th Street in Virginia Beach,
VA. Here we will load into two vans that

will take us to breakfast, then to the
bridge-tunnel. Room rates at the Econo
Lodge are $44.00 plus tax for one or two
persons (this is a very competitive rate
for area hotels). The rooms are
oceanfront. Make reservations by calling
1 -800-437-2497 and ^identifying yourself
as a CBC field trip participant.

On Sunday, we will again meet the vans
at 7:00 a.m. at the Econo Lodge. After a
short breakfast stop, we will spend a little
time ocean watching at Fort Story in
hopes of finding Little Gull. From there
we will head to Back Bay National
Wildlife Refuge to continue the search for
ducks and to look for wintering sparrows.
The possibilities at Back Bay include
Brant; Redhead; Canvasback; Tundra
Swan; Snow Goose; Common Merganser;

Greater and Lesser Scaup; Seaside, Sharp-
tailed, and Vesper Sparrow and (can we
hope?) Snow Bunting. The vans will
return to the hotel for a 2:00 p.m. check
out.

All van transportation, gas, bridge tolls,
and wildlife refuge fees are included in the
registration fee. Each participant is
responsible for lodging and all meals.

You may want to take a lunch on
Saturday (although there is a restaurant on
one of the Bay Bridge-Tunnel islands).
Warm clothing is a must!

Registration: Contact Bert Fisher
at (919) 932-9870 to reserve space. Mail
registration form with fee to CBC
headquarters.

CBC Sanctuary Recommended for Bird Study Center

Using a $3,500 grant from the Polk
County Community Foundation, the
Foothills Equestrian Nature Center, Inc.
in Tryon, NC, engaged the services of
Tom Hunter, landscape architect, to
undertake a study of possible sites for a
bird education study center in Polk
County. Development of a bird study
center was a top priority of a strategic
plan adopted by the FENCE board of
directors in November, 1992. At the
request of FENCE, the executive
committee of the Carolina Bird Club, Inc.
granted access to its sanctuary property in
Tryon for the purpose of a preliminary
evaluation of the property and its

Whether you enjoy coastal wildflowers,
photography, birds, salt water fly fishing,
or just having a great time with friends,
you will find the Fall Conservation
Retreat an event not to be missed.
Sponsored by NC Cooperative Extension
Service, College of Forest Resources
(NCSU), North Carolina Aquariums and
the North Carolina Maritime Museum, the
Retreat will be held October 27-30, 1994,
at the Sheraton Resort, Atlantic Beach,
NC.

inclusion in the properties studied by
Hunter.

Hunter conducted his study of eight
possible sites for the bird study center on
July 5 and 6, 1994. His determination
was the the Carolina Bird Club property
was the most appropriate for long term
use and development as a bird study center.
He recommended that FENCE and CBC
enter into a joint venture to gradually
develop the sanctuary property for use as a
nature study laboratory with emphasis on
bird habitat and birding.

Simon Thompson, CBC member and
FENCE nahire director, and Bob McSherry
of FENCE, brought a report to the CBC

This is truly a family oriented program.
Special classes are available for children
from 5 to 13. You will attend the classes
of your choice between 8:30 a.m. and
3:00 p.m. Afternoons are considered
"open time" for walking on the beach,
fishing in the surf, or just relaxing. The
evenings are packed with seminars, slide
shows, and music.

To receive a brochure with complete
details and registration form call Ms. Ann
Coughlin (9 1 9) 5 1 5-3 1 84.

executive committee at its planning retreat.
August 27, 1994. In an effort to have a
response to the proposal ready by the 1 995
winter meeting, the executive committee
elected a committee to study the
desirability of CBCs participation in such
a joint venture. Members of the study
committee are John Wright (chairman).

Lex Glover, Judy Walker, Bob Wood and
John Watson. CBC members may
communicate with the committee through
its chairman at 1953-A Quail Ridge Road,
Greenville, NC 27858, Tel. (919) 756-
5139. -

Sitting Duck

It is a rite of Texas politics that on the
first day of dove season, candidates go
ahunting— with cameras in tow. George
W. Bush, a son of the former President
is running for Governor, and he dutifully
appeared near dawn one day last week to
do some dove shooting. Instead he shot a
killdeer, a protected species whose flight
and markings are distinctly undovelike.
Bush was fined $ 1 30 and was mocked by
aides to his opponent. Governor Ann
Richards (who also was out that morning
with a shotgiui but didn't hit anything).

Fall Conservation Retreat

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