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

Volume 45 March/April1999 Number 2

Why Charlotte? Why Not?

What do you think of when someone
mentions Charlotte? Banks,' sprawl,
congestion, concrete and tall buildings?
Well the Charlotte metropolitan area
certainly has all that but it has a lot more.
When a bird looks at this area she sees
rivers, lakes, tall, lush deciduous trees,
open fields< wetlands and even a prairie or
two. She sees it as a place to rest on her
long journey up river to the mountains or
as adiome where she can raise Her young
successfully.

Although there are a lot of people in the
Metrolina area (Charlotte, Gastonia and >
Rock Hill equal nearly a million) there are
stilt a lot of places for birds and wildlife.

• The area has nearly 30 miles of
greenway which are predominately along
flood plains which provide excellent
habitat for resident, migrant and wintering

species.

• Mecklenburg County Park and
Recreation has established three nature
preserves. Within two of those preservers
are projects attempting to restore some
piedmont prairie ecosystems for the
endangered Schweinitz's sunflower
(Helianthus schweinitzii).

• Mountain Island Lake Coalition
is working hard at preserving the
watershed through the purchase of land.
Cowan’s Ford Wildlife Refuge owned by
Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation
is the cornerstone of this effort but
additional land has been purchased in
Gaston and Lincoln counties. '

• Cowan’s Ford Wildhfe Refuge
and the surrounding Mountain Island
Lake area will be designated an Important
Bird Area.

• Catawba Land Conservancy
protects several important habitats in the

area. f

• Thanks to the airport a lot of the
land along Lake Wylie is not being
developed and remains rather rural for its
location. All these efforts help to make the
Metrolina area a haven for birds and
wildhfe within a very urban environment.

So to answer that unvoiced question -
yes, there really are a lot of birds and
places to bird in the Charlotte area. There
is a long and proud history of birding in
the Charlotte area. , It has one of the oldest
Christmas counts in the state with nearly
60 years of data. The official tally of
species seen and documented in the county
is 284 with several additional species seen
in neighboring counties. But time has
brought many changes to this piedmont
area and that will be the theme of the
Friday night meeting. David Wright has
been birding in this area since he was a
child. With his father, also an avid birder,
David has wondered all over the county
discovering many avian treasures along its
streams and hedgerows, Currently living
on Lake Norman he keeps vigilant watch
over the comings and goings of birds on
the lake. Some of his more recent .
discoveries have included a Franklin’s gull
on the Christmas Count and a Parasitic
Jaeger this past fall while wining and
dining some new business acquaintances.
David will share with us some of the past
glories of the area as well as talk about
how development has impacted the area
for both good and ill. Since David is fond
of taking video this will probably be a
multimedia presentation.

There has been a slight change in the
Saturday evening program. We will still
investigate the effect of urban sprawl. But
instead of a range of species we will focus

on one, the Bam Owl. Marek Smith,
Environmental Education Specialist for
Mecklenburg County Park and
Recreation, will share with us data from
his Master’s thesis about the status of
Bara Owls in the Metrolina area. As part
of his study he had to identify local
breeding pairs in order to monitor the
success rate of their offspring. He then
compared their success rate to those
young birds which were orphaned and
released by the Carolina Raptor Center.

In the process of his study Marek has
gathered a lot of information about the
status of Bara Owls in this area. Randall,
a surrogate Bam Owl father, may join us
if he can get away from the nest.

So that’s why Charlotte. Besides I am
sure many of you have found yourselves
in the Charlotte area and wondered where
you could go to get in a little birding.

Well here is your opportunity to discover
our birding secrets.

Details:

Date: April 23-25, 1999

Place: Woodlawn Holiday Inn located
at Woodlawn and 1-77 (Exit 6A). This is
an older “Holidome” type hotel with a
lovely indoor pool and patio area as well
as a nice conference area where we will
be holding pur gatherings.

Reservations: Rooms are $74.00 plus
12% tax. Reservations should be made by
April 8 to guarantee this rate. The number
for making reservations is 1-800-847-
7829 or 704-525-8350.

Amenities: There are a number of
very good restaurants within in walking
distance. One of the best Mexican
restaurants is right across the street.

The Carolina Coast in Winter

Jon Dunn makes point with Jean & Bill Hough ofPisgah Forest, NC

CBC Newsletter

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Carolina Bird Club, Inc.

President: Bert Fisher, 614 Chapel
Dr, Box 90572, Durham, NC
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Vice Presidents:

Charlotte Goedsche, Asheville,NC
Gail Lankford, Raleigh, NC
Andrea Ceselski, Irmo, SC
Sect: Kathleen O’Grady, Columbia,
SC

Treas: Len Pardue, Asheville, NC
NC Members-at-large:

John Huggins, Pisgah Forest, NC
JoAnn Martin, Ellenboro, NC
Lynn Barber, Raleigh, NC
Bob Holmes, New Bern, NC
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Van Atkins, Charleston, SC
Bob Maxwell, Greenville, SC
Immediate Past President: Teddy
Shuler, Beech Island, SC
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Columbia, SC ,

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CBC Rare Bird Alert

(704) 332-BIRD

This year’s winter CBC meeting at
Nag’s Head, Jan. 29-31, gets a consensus
five star rating. A bird list of 177 species
was tallied by 227 registrants. The
occasion had something for everyone.

If it’s numbers you like, there were the
30,000+ Snow Geese seen on Friday’s
visit to Pungo NWR. If rarities are your
game, the trip lived up to the forecast in
the Newsletter. Undoubtedly, the “best
birds” were the two Atlantic Puffins seen
on the pelagic trip, where Manx
Shearwaters were icing on the cake. Then
there was the Rough-legged Hawk seen at
the Alligator River NWR by groups on
Friday and Sunday. Unfortunately, the
bird took a day off and was not seen on
Saturday. The male Eurasian Wigeon,
which spent the weekend playing hide-and-
seek in the marsh just a stone’s throw
from the Pea Island Visitors’ Center, was
finally seen by nearly everyone.

Our speakers at the evening meeting
were on a par with the quality of the
birding. “Our own” John Fussell’s Friday
evening talk, based on a lifetime of
experience and an amazing memory, left
us with a ton of helpful details regarding
the relationship between coastal bird
finding and the weather and tides. Jon
Dunn proved to be as personable as he
was knowledgeable. His Friday evening
presentation on identification of
Empidonax flycatchers and Saturday
evening’s talk on sparrow identification
were information-packed and beautifully
illustrated.

Not to be overlooked was Lynn
Barber’s report on her spur-of-the-
moment investigation of the origin of the
Black-bellied Whistling Duck that is
wintering at Wanchese. She graciously
accepted the role of kill-joy. Sorry folks,
you need to scratch that one off your NC
list.

Finally the kudos (and, as usual ,
someone will probably be missed). John
and Libba Watson, as always, generously
donated their time and ability to the task
of registration-largely while the rest of us
were birding. Gail Lankford and Lynn
Barber spent almost as many hours with
book and T-shirt sales. Pat Moore and
other members of the Cape Hatteras Bird
Club not only brought refreshments but
also provided 4-wheel drive vehicles,
without which the trips to Cape Point
would not have been possible. Not to be
overlooked is the help we received from
Bonnie Strawser, Kim King-Wrenn and
volunteers from the Coastal Wildlife
Refuge Society. Credit is also due the
Comfort Inn personnel. They proved to be
helpful and pleasant. Finally, the
cornerstone of any successful CBC
meeting is the field trip leadership. And
we had the best. The way these
individuals patiently share their time and
knowledge is truly remaikable. It would
be difficult to single out any one of them
for the prize in this group, but particularly
noteworthy was the way Derb Carter
shared his vehicle as well as his
knowledge in spending the day shuttling
people to Cape Point.

Backyard Birding

with Frances J. Nelson

March 5^ 1999. Surprisingly, January
and February have' been good backyard
birding months for us. As I look through
my journal, I 'see that I have commented
often about two birds being on the suet. I
suppose that’s from watching hummers in
the summer-rarely do two hummers drink
from the same feeder at the same time.
That doesn't hold true with birds and suet.
We often see two Brown-headed
Nuthatches on either side of the suet, but
what surprises me is when I look out and
see a Downy Woodpecker on one side and
a Tufted Titmouse on the other, or the
woodpecker and a Pine Warbler, or a
Carolina Wren and a titmouse. These are
not the only suet eaters though. We
bought some suet that has pineapple in it
and some that is especially for
woodpeckers. For the first time in all of
our bird feeding years we have had an
immature Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
visiting the woodpecker suet several times
a day, and he shares with no one. When
he flies in, the other birds take ofC We
first saw him February 23 and have
watched the top of his head go from
yellowish, blackish brown to faintly red.
Yesterday, the red was brighter and even
more noticeable.

' Another first for us at a feeder is a
Yellow-rumped Warbler. Two or three of
these pretty little birds came for the
pineapple suet, but they have to fight the
Pine Warblers for a spot. Those two
different warblers, along with the thirty Or
more goldfinches ranging in color from
pale greenish yellow to patchy bright
yellow, add much needed color to our
winter yard. We have also had two Purple
Finch females at the sunflower feeder, but

it was not until yesterday that male added
his color to the yellows of the other birds.

Karen Hyder has a problem with
grackles at her feeder. On the weekends,
she stands guard at her back door and yells
the grackles away, but when she is at work,
the grackles own the feeder. Any ideas
how to discourage them?

I also received a letter from Judy Ayers.
She and her dog Megan were walking in
the woods behind their house when a
woodcock plopped down right in front of
them. Judy, at first, thought someone had
thrown something at thefn. The dog, the
bird, and the person stared at one another
for a time, and the bird gave a distress cry
and flew off. It was Judy’s first woodcock
and probably Megan’s too. Megan did
meet a pair of Rufous-sided Towhees in a
brush pile, but the birds pretty much
ignored the dog.

The Ayers also have a pair of bluebirds
staking claim to their bluebird box. one of
them sits on the top of the post every
morning just as the sun hits the box. That’s
got to be the male showing off his brilliant
blue to a prospective mate.

My last letter came from Kenneth and
Katie Blaylock who moved from I>atlas,
TX to Clayton, NC, about nine months ago.
Their most common bird in Dallas was a
House Sparrow, but on their 4.5 acres of .
woodland, they have had much more

excitement: White-throated, Song, Field
and Chipping Sparrows; juncos; cardinals;
mockingbirds; Blue Jays; Brown
Thrashers; Hermit Thrush; robins;
chickadees; titmice; Carolina and Winter
Wrens; bluebirds; Ruby and Golden-
crowned Kinglets; doves; Downy, Hairy
and Red-bellied Woodpeckers; sapsuckers;
flickers; Pine Warblers; phoebes; Red-
shouldered, Red-tailed and Sharp-Shinned
Hawks; crows; and a Great Blue Heron.
They have hear Screech and Great-homed
Owls. Sounds like a wonderful start to a
yard list.

Kenneth also writes that one day a Red-
shouldered Hawk landed on the railing of
their back deck, flew down to the ground,
caught a small lizard, munched it down in
one gulp and flew away before he could
get his camera, he also noticed, during the
first week of February, two Red-
shouldered Hawks doing their display
flights of diving and side-slipping. One is
building a nest about 75 yards from the
Blaylock house. He wonders if it is time
for the hawks to be mating.

It must be, because CJ saw two Red-
shouldereds mating in our back yard (we
do have a few- trees), and CJ has seen the
hawks frequently, but they seem to appear
only when I'm at work

I think I may have misplaced an e-mail .
If you sent me some information, and I
neglected to mention it in this column,
please resend.

Thanks to those of you who shaied your
backyards with the rest of us. I can always
use stories about your birds. My address
is still 2061 Ferbow Street, Creedmoor,
NC 27522; phone (919) 528-1156 and e-
mail is Jhelson@wpo.nccu.edu.

More New Members

Ron Silverman
Raleigh, NC

Gerald & Betty Stanford

Lenoir, NC

Richard & Lisa Stephensen
Collettsville, NC

Nancy Stokes &

Juliann Bolton, Columbus, NC

Roger Timberlake
Charlotte, NC

Jerry Trivette

Clyde, NC

Greg & Leslie Turnage
Tryon, NC

Charles L. Varner

Gastonia, NC

John & Pam Vining

Tryon, NC

Jennifer & Jerremy
Wainwright, Tryon, NC

Margaret Waterfield
Knots Island, NC

Christopher & Merci
Weitzen, Saluda, NC

David Williams

Smithfield, NC

Kenneth & Patsy Williams
Mill Spring, NC

Frank Witebsky

Silver Springs, MD

Ben Wolters ,

, Landrum, SC

Mary & Roger Wolters
Landrum, SC

John & Kate Worm

Hickory, NC

Life Members

Buddy & Ann Garrett

Jacksonville, NC

J. C. Raymond

Hampton, SC

Field Trip Schedule

CBC Winter Meeting, Charlotte, NC

April 23-25, 1999

Trio #

Name of Trio

Trip#

Name of Trio

Friday, April 23

Saturday, April 24 (continued)

Half-day trips - 12 noon to 4:00 p.m.

Half-day Morning - 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

1

Ann Springs Close Greenway

9

Allen Steam Plant (Gaston County.)

2

Cowan’s Ford Wildlife Refuge ^

10

CLC Wildflower Glen

3.

PeeDeeNWR

11

Latta Plantation Nature Preserve; Raptor Center

4

Wing Haven/Latta Park

12

McAlpine Greenway/Boyce Park

13

RibbonWalk Botanical Forest

Saturday, April 24

14

Wing Haven/Latta Park

«

All-day trips - 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Half-day Afternoon - 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

5

Ann Springs Close Greenway

15

Allen Steam Plant (Gaston County)

6

Mountain Island Lake Area; Steam Plant/Lake

16

Catawba.Land Conservancy Wildflower Glen

Norman/Cowan’s Ford

17

Latta Plantation Naturei Preserve; Raptor Center

7

Pee Dee NWR

18

McAlpine Greenway/Boyce Park

8

University City Area

19

RibbonWalk Botanical Forest

20

Wing Haven/Latta Park

Spring Meeting Field Trip Descriptions

When choosing field trips we tried to choose destinations which would provide good birding and also demonstrate the diversity of
birding available in an urban environment. Since this is a spring weekend we also tried to include areas where wildflowers and
butterflies might also be in abundance. Thus when the birds take their midday siestas as they will do, there will be other flora and
fauna to capture your attention.

Since it is a little difficult to get around quickly in a large metropolitan area, if you are planning on doing 1/2 day trips you might
want to consider the following combinations. These are not in any particular order.

Allen Steam Plant & CLC Wildflower Glen , ' Latta Plantation & CLC Wildflower Glen

Allen Steam Plant & Latta Plantation RibbonWalk & Latta Plantation

McAlpine Greenway & Wing Haven ' RibbonWalk & Wing Haven

, McAlpine Greenway & RibbonWalk

Allen Steam Plant; (Gaston Co.) (Saturday; 1/2 Day, #9 #15)

Owned by Duke Power, the steam plant sits on the South Fork
River in Gaston County. Birders in Gaston have been working
with Duke Power to formulate a bird list for the property. After a
year of observations they have over 120+ species. The habitat is
varied with mixed forest and fields. Of particular interest have
been the spring sights of Anhinga. Because of its location along
the river it is also good for neotropic migrants. Walkihg in the
area will be moderately strenuous.

Ann Springs Close Greenway: (Friday, 1/2 day, #1; Saturday;
Full Day, #5)

With over 2000 acres and 12 miles of walking trails, the Anne
Springs Close Greenway in Ft. Mill, SC, has the potential of an
excellent variety of spring migrants as well as water birds. The
area includes the historic Nation Ford trail across Steele Creek
and several historic sites. A wide variety of birds can be found in
the greenway's wooded hillsides, open fields, old railway bed.

creek bottomland and 7 ponds. The largest of these ponds covers •
25 acres; the other six range from 1 to 5 acres. The bird checklist
for the area, compiled in 1995, identifies just 160 species -
including summer and scarlet tanagers, a number of ducks, 8
hawks, and 25 warbler species. The Greenway's naturalist has
asked our aid in reporting species not previously included on the
list. There is an entrance fee of $2 per person. Bring a lunch for
this all-day trip. There aie no vending or restaurant facilities at
the site. Although there are some rolling hills paths are clear and
clean so walking will not be very strenuous.

Catawba Land Conservancy Wildflower Glen: (Saturday; Half
Day; #10 #16)

The Catawba Wildflower Glen is a ten-acre diverse, compact
old^growth Basic Mesic Forest and one-of-a-kind mix of rare,
uncommon and common plant species. A spring and small creek
which drains directly into the Catawba River bisects the property
and makes it a self-contained mini-watershed. This feature.

together with changing topography and several rock
outcroppings, separates the Glen into several distinct mini-
ecosystemsv hence, the remarkable and Varied flora. There hasn't
been a lot of birding done on this property so these trips will help
add to the bird list which is being developed. Wildflowers should
be abundant so when the birds settle down there will still be a lot
of things to observe and try to identify. Because of the changing
topography this is a moderately strenuous walk although the trails
are well maintained.

Cowan’s Ford Wildlife Refuge; (Friday: 1/2 day, #2)

Originally owned by Crescent Power and Light and maintained
by Ducks Unlimited, Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation
purchased this property in the early 90’ s and has continued to
maintain it as a wildlife refuge. As such, access by the public iS
generally limited to an observation stand and the road leading to
it. However, we have permission to explore the far flung comers
of this 1,000+ acre refuge. It sits on the banks of Mountain Island
Lake and has many coves where ducks, osprey and an eagle like
to hide out. The forest is primarily pine with some deciduous
mixed in. There are several old growth field which has been good
habitat for prairie warbler and other species which like
rejuvenating clear cuts. There are two small ponds which attract
shorebirds in both spring and fall. One spring we had all possible
swallows - barn, bank, cliff, rough-wing, and tree sitting on wire
together. Since the area is undeveloped trails can be uneven and
walking moderately strenuous. Bush whacking is qot
recommended since there are poisonous snakes in the area.
Friday’s trip will stay on the refuge all afternoon. The refuge is
part of the Mountain Island Lake trip (#6) on Saturday.

Latta Plantation Nature Preserve: Raptor Center/Prairie
Restoration Project (Saturday: 1/2 day, #1 1 #17) -
Not far down stream from Cowan’s Ford on Mountain Island
Lake is the Latta Plantation Nature Preserve. This area was part
of an old working piedmont plantation. The plantation house has
been restored and is used for educational purposes. The rest of
the preserve is open to the public for horseback riding and hiking.
Several areas in the preserve are very ‘birdie’ but of particular
interest iS the piedmont prairie restoration project area. Working
with students and faculty at UNC Charlotte the county has
undertaken a project to restore a prairie like ecosystem for the
endangered Schweinitz's sunflower (Helianthus schweinitzii ).
After exploring this area of the preserve you will go to the
Carolina Raptor Center which is also located in the preserve. The
Center opened a large, eagle aviary last spring which now
contains 7 bald and 2 golden eagles. Other birds of note at the
center are saw-whet owls, Mississippi kites, and short-eared
owls. It should be noted that some of the best passerine birding in
the preserve is also around the Raptor Center. There is a fair
amount of walking on this field trip but it is not very strenuous.
Note there will also be a $4 entrance fee for the Raptor Center
unless of course you are already a member.

McAlpine Greenway/Boyce Park: (Saturday: 1/2 day #12 #18)
As part of Charlotte’s extensive greenway system McAjpine
Greenway has proven to be a very productive and important
birding spot for the area. Predominantly a flood plain this
greenway draws in a wide array of migrant warblers including

blue wings, golden wings and even a Wilson’s or two albeit on
very rare occasions only. The open often damp playing fields
entice shorebirds down for a respite. The swampy area is home
for green heron and wood ducks. Swallows in the area have
included bank, tree, rough-wing and of course barn. Breeders
include barred and great horned Owls, blue grosbeaks , indigo
buntings, and many more. The two parks are contiguous with
each other so once we have arrived we will spend the entire time
in the parks. Paths are wide and walking is not strenuous but you
will be doing a lot of it!

Mountain Island Lake Area: Steam Plant/Lake
Nofman/Cowan’s Ford (Saturday: Full day #6)

Compared to it's BIG brother (Lake Nonnan) upstream Mountain
Island Lake is relatively undeveloped. As the main source of
drinking water for Charlotte there are many efforts to keep it that
, way (undeveloped). There are several good birding spots around
the 1^. This trip will start in Gaston county at a Duke Power
steam plant where you will check out settling ponds and fields of
second growth. From there you will travel along Killian Rd.
checking out some pine woodland and open fields. At the Lake
Nonnan dam you get an opportunity to see nesting cliff
swallows. After checking out the thennal ponds at McGuire
Nuclear Plant you head for the Cowan’s Ford Refuge for an
afternoon of birding. The steam plant and Cowan’s Ford will
include some moderately strenuous walking. Even though
Charlotte is an urban area you will need to pack a lunch since this
area is relatively free of modern conveniences (i.e. fast food
places)..

Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge: (Friday: 1/2 day #3;
Saturday: Full day #7)

Located in Anson County, six miles north of Wadesboro, NC
on Highway 52, the refuge encompasses 8,443 acres of natural
habitat, including wetlands, tall pine forests, and native bottom
land hardwoods. In the winter its wetlands provide excellent
habitat for wintering water fowl. Migrating songbirds find food
and shelter here in the spring and fall. The Refuge is interlaced
with 50 miles of trails and roads, including the Prothonotary
Warbler and Bluebird U'ails where one can observe the nesting
habits of these beautiful birds. Just about anything can show up at
Pee Dee in the spring. In recent years gray cheeked thrush and
swainson’s warblers have been banded there. There was a singing
swainson’s warbler there last June. Bald eagles are seen regularly
as are Mississippi kites. Red-shouldered hawks abound and if you
are real lucky you might see the resident red-cockaded
woodpecker but I would not count on it. The Friday half day trip
will meet at the refuge headquarters on Rt. 52 at noon. From
there we will carpool to other areas of the refuge. This is a
wildlife refuge so there are little to no amities (although
bathrooms gre under construction as this is being written) so
remember to bring water and snacks (lunch on Saturday) you
might want. Walking is not very strenuous unless you start
bushing whacking through soipe fields.

Ribbon Walk Botanical Forest: (Saturday: 1/2 day #13 #19)

RibbonWalk, Charlotte’s Botanical Forest, is an extraordinary
woodland property. It presents a rare opportunity to unite varied
priorities toward the coimnon goal of preserving and enhancing

an extraordinary forest in the heart of the city. Mature pines,
native hardwoods, wandering streams, large ponds and a
picturesque meadow cover RibbonWalk’s 137 acres. Charlotte’s
Botanical Forest is a showcase for indigenous plants including an
extraordinary grove of old-age beech trees recently designated as
a ‘treasure tree grove’ by the Charlotte Treasure Tree
Committee. This facility was open to the public last summer.

Last fall was the first time we were able to take a field trip onto
the property. We were pleasantly surprised at the variety of
natural habitat which exists here. Not having birded the area in
the spring this will be a new experience for all involved. We
don't know what treasures may be, lurking in bushes but one of
the first birds we had last fall was a Connecticut Warbler!.
Walking in this pleasant environment is not strenuous.

University City Area:, Mallard Creek GreenwayA'an
Landingham Glen/Reedy Creek Nature Preserve (Saturday:
Full day #8)

Less than ten years ago this area was predominately fanns.
Rapid development has changed the landscape but there has been
a conscious effort to preserve natural areas. The business park
known as University Research Park has several miles of trails
along the Mallard Creek Greenway which provides a good area
to see migrating warblers. It has a few old growth fields which
has a variety of wildflowers and butterflies. When things cahn
down at the green way we will take a swing through the UNC
Charlotte campus to check out the Van Landingham Glen a
beautiful natural garden area maintained by the University. After
lunch we will spend the afternoon exploring the Reedy Creek ,
Nature Preserve. With nearly an 1,000 acres of mixed deciduous
forest we will be looking for woodland birds. Packing a lunch for
this trip is not necessary since there are numerous places to eat in
the area. Walking at Mallard Creek Greenway is not strenuous
but Reedy Creek can be moderately strenuous since there are
some relatively steep hills and embankments.

Wing Haven/Latta Park: (Fridaiy: 1/2 day #4; Saturday: 1/2
day#14#20) - '

Latta Park is a truly urban park. It is a small, 10 acres at most,
neighborhood park nestled in one of the older Charlotte
communities. However, it is shaded by towering old trees and
has a small steam running through it. These two characteristics
seem to be a magnet for warblers and other neotropic migrants.
On many spring days one can sit on the banks of the stream and
watch a marvelous parade of birds come in for their morning
baths. When things calm down at this park the group will mosey
over to the birthplace of birding in Charlotte, Wing Haven.
Created by Edward and Elizabeth Clarkson, Wing Haven is a 4-
acre garden and bird sanctuary that combines formal gardens
with wild woodlands. They garden organically in a backyard
setting with pools, birdbaths, fountains and statuary. It's purpose
is to maintain and develop a sanctuary for wild birds and animals
for the education of the general public; to establish and maintain
gardens and grounds for the benefit and enjoyment of the
community, and to educate the public on horticultural and
wildlife subjects. This is definitely a low-key field trip. There
will be a minimal amount of walking but you will still be able to
see a wide variety of bird species.

More New Members

Carl P. Meroney

Columbus, NC

Virgil Miller

Fayetteville, NC

Gerald & Gertrude Hopper

Chestnut Mtn, GA

Mark Hufford

Columbus, NC

William R. & Arail Mitchell

Tryon, NC

Jayne Hughes

Tryon, NC

Vaughn & Beth Morrison

Todd, NC

Robert & Rita Jackson

Tryon, NC

Gary & Kathryn Newkirk

Clemson, SC .

Chris & Eloise Johnson

Tryon, NC

Tim & Karen Nicholson

Mebane, NC v

Madelyn Dedmondt Jordon

Charlotte, NC

Deborah ODonnell

Tiyon, NC

John & Elsie Kinard

Saluda, NC

Edward E. Ornsby & J.
Randall Grobe,Columbus,NC

Dorothy G. Kunze

Saluda, NC

Carlann Osborn

Columbus, NC

Michael & Linda Leake

Tryon, NC

Dean Pace & Elain Tadlock
Columbus, NC

Jean-Claude Linossi

Etowah, NC

Mark Pumphrey

Etowah, NC

Bryan & Laura Lynch

Mill Spring, NC

Lucy Purkey

Saluda, NC

Bruce Mack ^

Irmo, SC

Ronald & Nancy Reid

San Diego, CA ‘

Sidney Maddock

Buxton, NC

Zora Rhodes - '

Lake Junaluska, NC

Charles & Rebecca Magee
Tryon, NC

Jean Richter

Windsor, NC

Tony & Megan Martaglio

Mt. Gilead, NC

Sarah Rogers

Chapel Hill, NC

Suzanne & John Martin

Columbus, NC

Beula Scheffer

East Lansing, Mi

Tracey McAbee

Durham, NC

Jack & Chris Sheridan

Brevaid, NC

Dorothy & C.W. McCall, Sr.

Tryon, NC

Michael & Orpha Shuford

Hickory, NC

Fred & Lynda Melton

Columbus, NC

R.L. Shuford & M.S. East

Columbus, NC

. Meeting Registration Form

CBC Spring Meeting, April 23-25, 1999

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(list each name for name tags)
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$2() each. Registration at the meeting will be $20 for members or nonmembers.

Field Trip Registration

In the form below please indicate by Trip Number your choice of field trips. If registering for more than one person write the first
name with each choice.

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Motel Reservation Form

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Make check payable to Carolina Bird Club, Inc. and mail to PO Box 2955, Raleigh, NC 27626-0555

Tel..( ) ( )

Thome) (business)

Quest for 500

by Eric Dean

I guess
some
people
actually
start the
year with
a hireling goal in mind, whether it be
finding new lifers, or seeing a certain
number of birds within a certain area.

Mine last year was to begin with '

something other than a starling as my first
bird. (It turned out to be a Blue Jay). So
my goal for the year was accomplished
early on, or so I thought. Christmas Day,
1998 found me standing on the
Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, bundled
against the wind and cold, scanning
through flocks of ducks for King Eider.

But I saw none. Why wasn’t I back in
Goldsboro enjoying the season? What had
sent me packing 200 miles from home on
this holiday? Celia, sitting patiently in the
truck, was probably thinking the same
thing, but she never said so. Instead, when
I brought up the idea of coming here, she
never hesitated. Why on earth? Well it
was December 25, and my year-list total
stood at 497, that’s why. If I was going to
see 500 birds this year, and I really needed
to now, I had only this last long weekend
of the year to do it. So after glassing all
the ducks for a second time, I climbed
back into the truck and frowned, “It
doesn’t look good’’. Friday was almost
gone and I had added nothing new. Only
two days left. What to do, what to do?
How had we ever gotten to this point
anyway?

In January 1998 we flew to Seattle,
Washington. My friend Robert and I
have met somewhere in the states during
past winters and spent a few days birding
together. With him in California now, it
also gives us a chance to sec each other.
We decided that we would meet in the
Pacific Northwest. It was a very good
Uip. Birding the ferries and areas around
Puget Sound turned out to be very
productive. I saw nine lifers, including the
Xantus’ Hummingbird north of Vancouver
and a Brambling near Port Albemi on
Vancouver Island.' Our only miss was
Gyrfalcon. But birds like Yellow-billed

Loon, Ancient Murrelet, Rock Sandpiper,
Long-eared Owl, Harris’ Sparrow and Sky
Lark made up for that. It was also the
beginnings of a very nice year-list.
However we didn’t give it much thought
at the tiriie.

In March I led a Carolina Bird Club trip
to south Texas to see Ferruginous
Pygmy-Owl. We stayed at the El Canelo,
which operates as a bed & breakfast in
addition to being a working ranch. The
owls nest in the courtyard of the hacienda
there. Everyone enjoyed great looks at the
bird. Nesting Barn Owls and White-tailed
Hawks were an added treat. The only
disappointment was the relatively puny
(live) rattlesnakes that Ray had to show us
this year. We also day-tripped to Santa
Ana and Bentsen to score the White-
throated and Clay-colored Robins, both
lifers for me. We saw 143 species in two
full days, getting most of the south Texas
specialty birds in the process.

Then during May I organized a group of
my friends and we did Arizona. What a
great trip! We aced just about every target
bird on our list. I also got three new
birds... Juniper Titmouse in the
Chiricahuas, White-eared Hunruningbird in
Ramsey and Montezuma Quail on Ruby
Road. We also saw becards. Spotted Owls
and lots of trogons. 163 species in five
days. It was on our return from Arizona
that I realized I had already seen over 400
birds for the year. 500 would be a
possibility. The thought entered my mind
then that I should give it a try. There were
still quite a few birds left that I could see
right here in North Carolina. I would
probably not have another chance to try
this again any time soon. And Celia was
game. So the hunt was on!

Robert got married in June. The
wedding was just outside Yosemite and
afforded the opportunity to add a few
more western birds to my growing list.
During the outdoor ceremony I added
Dipper and Band-tailed Pigeon. Also
watched Black Phoebe and Anna’s
Hummingbird during the vows. That
evening we drove up into West Yosemite
and found Flammulated Owl, the last
remaining NA owl I needed to see. It was

our first try ever for this bird and I was
amazed we found it so easily. Things
were looking good!

I did my only pelagic of the year in
early August with Brian Patteson.

I had wanted to do his second weekend
trip, but it filled before I could get on. So I
reluctantly signed up for the first. Lucky
for me. After several years of ho-hum
trips, I hit the motherlode on this one!
Herald Petrel was new for me, as was
South Polar Skiia for the state. But the real
show-stopper was the 1st NA record
Swinhoe’s Stoim-Petrel. What a bird! On
the ride back in that afternoon, the White-
tailed Tropiebird was simply icing on the
cake!

Labor Day weekend we took a quick
flight down to central Florida. I
connected there with two friends and
quickly found nine additional birds.
Highlights were two Short-tailed Hawks
near Venus and a surprise Smooth-billed
Ani southeast of Okeechobee. The only
disappointment was missing Snail Kite in
a sure spot because of a nasty
thunderstonn. However the real fieat on
this trip was seeing Hammerkops in
Disney’s Animal Kingdom Park. (I didn’t
count it for the year however).

Then after a few weekend chases to
pick up odd birds we had come to this
point, sitting forlornly on tunnel island 4.
Nothing to add. So we packed it up and
headed for Buxton. The only thing open
for dinner along the Banks that evening
was a Chinese restaurant in a strip mall in
Kill Devil Hills. We enjoyed our
Christmas dinner there with the locals.
Saturday morning I ventured out to Cape
Point in hopes of white-winged gulls. The
wind was howling oiit of the north and a
driving rain made viewing the huddled
gull flocks a chore. The first odd gull
turned out to be a California. An exciting
bird here, but one I had seen already.

Soon I did ipanage to spot a first-winter
Iceland Gull on the back side of a flock
sheltering against the dunes. 498 ! There
was still hope. My plans now were to hit
the VGA site near Greenville for Short-
eared Owl on the way home. I had

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Carolina Kids

CKC Director Mark Hujford holds Eddie,
a blind gunshot Great Horned Owl, who
visits schools as an “Animal
Ambassador. ”

The mission of Carolina Kids’
Conservancy (CKC) is “To promote
responsible environmental stewardship
through environmental education and
through conservation and rehabilitation of
North and South Carolina ’s natural
resources”.

CKC educators travel to schools
throughout the CaroUnas to present
education programs with live "Animal
Ambassadors”. These owls, hawks,
falcons, mammals, and reptiles offer
alarming object lessons about the way
humans can impact their animal
neighbors. Each has been crippled by a
human-caused hazard — cars, poisons,
guns, electric fences, pets, etc. When a
child marvels at a red-tailed hawk from
five feet away, a bond is formed that can
last a lifetime. When the child learns the
hawk may never fly again, compassion is
aroused. Appropriately nurtured, that
compassion can grow into a deep
commitment to wildlife conservation.

Many Carolina Bird Club members

Conservancy

know CKC Director and founder Mark
Hufford from his work as Education Chair
for four years with the Audubon Society in
Asheville. Over the last five years, Mark
has presented more than 1,500 live bird
and animal programs to more than
100,000 children in 300 schools
throughout North and South Carolina.
CKC, a non-profit organization, currently
has about 1,300 members, mostly children
between 5 and 13 years old. Each receives
the quarterly “Critters” journal that
chronicles stewardship projects and
presents entertaining and educational
puzzles, contests, and stories. The
Conservancy’s Board of Trustees includes
environmental leaders from both North
and South Carolina.

"The Kids' Conservancy is not just
about educatingxhildren," Hufford says.
"It's about inspiring them to care enough
about wildlife to take positive action."
CKC works to create Schoolyard
Sanctuaries where students can get to
know birds and animals on a daily basis.
CKC members are involved in -
conservation projects throughout the
Carolinas and also support wildlife
rehabilitation.

CKC members are working with others
to preserve habitat for saw- whet owls and
flying squirrels in the spruce-fir highlands
of North Carolina. Last year a group of
CKC's third graders earned niore than
$2,100 through a conservation-oriented
project they initiated. They donated these
funds to help Audubon's Francis Beidler
Forest fight the development of a nearby
stockcar racetrack.

For more information on Carolina Kids’
Conservancy phone 828-894-2161.

Check

Space is still available on Ventures, Inc.
trips this spring: South Florida &
Tortugas- April 17-25. Snowbird
Lodge, Robbinsville, NC— May 4-6.

Crane Creek, OH-May 4-6. Warbler
Road, VA-May 28-30. For a 1999 cal-
endar and more information contact
Ventures, Inc., PO Box 1095, Skyland,

Quest (continued)

checked Site A on four different occasions
this winter with no luck. So we headed for
Site B this time (thanks John Wright).

Late that afternoon, just before dark, a
lone bird got up' and flew in the distance,
499! I could see light at the end of the
tunnel now.

Sunday, December 27 was my last
birding day of the year. If I couldn’t find
a bird today it was all over. We decided
our best shot would be to try for the
longspur at Huntington Beach State Park.
a! three hour drive down and a hike to the
jetty ensued. After several anxious
moments around the tidal pond, we
spotted a passerine among the shorebird
flocks across the water. The scope was set

up......and there it was A LAPLAND

LONGSPUR!!! High fives, hugs and
kisses followed. Achievements were
scrawled in the sand and Celia captured
the moment on film for posterity. We had
done it! 500 in a year! With a big sigh of
relief we waltzed back to the truck.
Unknown to me, Celia had brought a party
with her in anticipation of iny success.

She broke put the wine and cheese and we
toasted my good fortune in the picnic area
of the beach parking lot. More happy
pictures followed before we enjoyed the
leisurely ride home.

Looking back now, I know there were
other birds I could have seen. Heck I even
missed some embarrassingly easy ones.
But almost half the year was gone before
this wild idea hit me. I’m sure f would
have done things differently had 1 started
the year prepared. But you just do what
you can, given the circumstances. So, my
goal for this year you ask? I’m keeping it
simple...not to see a starling as my first
bird. (It was a Cardinal). Mission
accomplished!

it Out!

NC 28776, phone (828) 859-0382, e-mail:
simon@teleplex.net.

Species maps for the SC Breeding Bird
Atlas are now at the DNR home page:

http://www.dnr.state.sc.us/wild/bbatlas/

bba.html

Arguments in Favor of Options to Seil Tryon Property

Arguments in favor of each option have been prepared by proponents of that option and are set out below. A full history of the Tryon
property may be found on the CBC Web site: http://members.aol.coni/cbirdclub. A brief history was included in the
January /February issue of the CBC Newsletter, and a copy may be obtained by contacting the editor.

Option #1

Every year urban sprawl destroys about
one million acres of wildlife habitat. At
some point each of us must decide which
is of greater value — ^monetary gain from
soaring real-estate prices or the sanctity of
life. The life now sustained by the natural
woods, brush, and streams of the CBC
property is neighborhood wildlife
—finches, deer, woodpeckers, cardinals,
hawks, rabbits, owls, chickadees — quite
ordinary lives like yours and mine. If this
sanctuary is sold to the highest bidder
these lives will end. The ground will be
paved oyer for the likes of fast food
restaurants or offices. Urban sprawl will
march on unabated.

Mrs. Brown donated her 80 acre
property to CBC in 1965, a time when no
viable local conservation organization
existed to guarantee protection for the
land. She did so with the understanding
and expectation that the property would
remain, in her words, “an island of green.”
She reaffirmed this by letter shortly
before her death about one year ago.

Now both the land and her vision are
threatened.

The proposal Pacolet Area Conservancy
(PAC) advocates is a “win-win” situation
for all:

• CBC continues to honor the wishes of
Mrs. Brown.

• CBC earns a substantial and
irrunediate windfall from sale of the
land to Mr. Shuford, Mrs. Brown’s
son,

• The existing wildlife habitat is
maintained and improved by CKC’s
young land stewards. (CKC is
described in a side-article in this
newsletter.)

• The community, including the
neighboring hospital, animal clinic,
and farms, benefit from this green
buffer against undesirable commercial
intrusion. The sanctuary serves as a
lasting monument to both CBC and
Mrs. Brown.

Under strict terms of a conservation

easement, young CKC volunteers will
help maintain the land as a permanent
wildlife sanctuary, thereby giving them
hands-on involvement in habitat
improvement projects. The preserve and
its minimal-impact trails will be used for
environmental education programs.

Pacolet Area Conservancy, an established
local non-profit land conservation
organization, guarantees to protect fhe
integrity of the conservation easement in
perpetuity. The land becomes forever an
integral part of the foothills corridor that is
the focus of PAC protective easements.

No asphalt commercialism. No timbering.
But, rather, a rustic place for learning and
work by enthusiastic kids — birders and
naturalists in-the-making.

Option #2

$300,000 (estimate of current value of
Tryon property) is a lot of money. A lot
of money with which to protect birds, with
which to protect bird habitat, with which
to protect the future of the Carolina Bird
Club. We owe ourselves, our children,
and our children's children our assets and
our best efforts to preserve what we can
while we can. I urge you to cast your vote
to maximize our investment in the
property in Tryon and to leave the
Executive Committee with maximum
flexibility to use the money in accordance
with CBC by-laws.

If we had bought the Tryon property
with our own money, we would never
dream of selling it for a fraction of its
value. Why do so just because the land
was given to us? Helen Shuford Brown
graciously made the gift without strings
attached, except that the property should
be used consistently with our by-laws.

The history of the land in the last
newsletter (and in more detail on the
club's web site) shows that after-the-fact
attempts were made to add strings to the
gift. The club compromised and accepted
much less land than originally promised,
and we gave up our interest in the house,
^1 so that we could keep a smaller portion
of the land (82 acres) without restrictions.

Renewed efforts are being made to add
more strings to what's left of the gift.

Why add more restrictions now ? The
erosion of the gift of the land must stop.
And watch. No one wilt tell you that there
is anything special about this land from an
environmental standpoint. If we choose to
preserve land, let's preserve land that will
beneficial to the birds. I urge you to vote
to maximize the value of the land and vote
to let the CBC Executive Committee use
the money the best way it can. With the
money from the sale of the land in hand,
the Executive Committee will suddenly
find itself the friend of every
environmental group in the Carolinas. Let
them submit proposals for our money. Let
our members over the next few years
make suggestions for what to do with a
healthy endowment. The birds will win
the bidding contest, and so will we!

Option #3

Option #2 argues very persuasively for
the sale of the land for the best price. One
additional reason for ntaximizrng our
investment is the fact that the land is not
especially valuable to birds, as
knowledgeable birders familiar with the
land have stated. Yet we all know that
there is vitally critical bird habitat in the
Carolinas being destroyed each and every
day.

From 1965 to the present, tlie CBC has
spent a total of $9,940.30 on the property
and devoted a great deal of time and
energy to the discussions and negotiations
surrounding it. Therefore, $50,000 of the
proceeds from the sale of the land should
go to the CBC Endowment Fund.

Since the CBC is an organization devoted
to "the study and observation of
wildlife, particularly birds," the rest of the
proceeds should go to conservation of
critically sensitive habitat for birds in the
Carolinas.

This is a wonderful opportunity for
CBC members to make both a significant
contribution to our club’s future and to
make a significant contribution to the
future of birds in the Carolinas.

Proxy

At its January 31, 1999 meeting, the Executive Committee authorized three options for sale of the CBC property located in Tryon,
NC, to be presented to the membership of the Carolina Bird Club at its annual meeting April 24, 1999 during the spring meeting in
Charlotte, NC. Voting by a written proxy is permitted by our by-laws for those who will not be able to attend the meeting. This is
the ojficial proxy for use by paid-Up Carolina Bird Club members in' voting on the issue pertaining to the sale of the Carolina Bird '
Club property located in Tryori, Polk County, North Carolina, also known as the Robert Lee Shuford, Jr. Memorial Sanctuary’. No
copies of this Proxy will be accepted. The mailing label must appear on the reverse side of the Proxy. If a replacement copy is
obtained from the Headquarters Secretary, it must bear the membership number of the requesting member and signature of the'
Headquarters Secretary in order for it to be accepted^ The provisions of the by-laws relevant to voting by written proxy aie Article
111. Members Voting Privileges (1) and (2); “1. On items presented to CBC members for action, one vote may be cast for each paid-
up membership in the following categories: a. Individual, b. Family, c. Student, d. Patron, e. Life. 2. Any paid-up member is
qualified to vote, and may cast that vote by written proxy. Proxy votes are to be in the hands of the Club Secretary or in the
Secretary’s absence a designate selected by the presiding officer at the time of balloting. These proxy votes will be counted with the
votes cast by the, members attending the meeting at which given action is to be taken, provided that a quorum is present.”

lAVe hereby authorize Kathleen O’Grady, CBC Secretary, or other designate, to cast my/our vote at the annual meeting of the
Carolina Bird Club, May 24, 1999, for the option marked below; ,

Option # 1. 1 vote to direct the Executive Conunittee to sell the land to Mr. Robert Shuford for $80,000 with a simultaneous
conservation easement held by Pacolet Area Conservancy that (1) insures the land will remain “perpetually green” and (2)
provides for limited use of the land by Carolina Kids’ Conservancy (CKC) for study and rehabilitation of Carolina birds and
wildlife,

Option # 2. 1 vote to direct the Executive Conunittee to sell the land for the best price it can obtain and for the money to be
usedin ways consistent with the by-laws and mission of the Carolina Bird Club.

Option # 3. 1 vote to direct the Executive Coimnittee to sell the land for the best price it can obtain, to put $50,000 of the
proceeds into the CBC Endowment Fund to secure the financial future of the Carolina Bird Club, and to contribute the rest
of the proceeds to an organization (or organizations) as designated by the CBC executive, committe’to be used specifically
for the conservation of critically sensitive habitat for birds in the Carolinas.

Must be in hands of Headquarters Secretary by April 20. Mail by April 12 to insure timely arrival.

CBC Summer Field Trip

New River Junes, 1999 Cost: $15.00

Leaders: Will Cook, James Coman & - Limit: 20 participants
Susan Campbell

Here’s a chance to pick up that elusive
Golden-winged Warbler you’ve been
hoping for. CBC will sponsor a field trip
in the New River area in North Carolina’s
northern mountains. In additon to searc-
hing for Golden-winged Warbler, the
group will look for Warbling Vireo,
Baltimore Oriole, Willow Flycatcher and
other mountain breeding birds.

Will Cook of Chapel Hill, James
Coman of Piney Creek (in the New River
area) and Susan Campbell of the NC
State Museum of Natural Sciences will
lead the trip.

The trip will begin early on Saturday,
June 5, 1999, in the parking lot of the

Alleghany Inn in Sparta, NC. If there is
sufficient interest the trip may be extended
to include Sunday morning.

Accomodations: The Alleghany Inn
has double rooms available for, $50.09-
$56.63. Call (336)372-2501.

Registration: Call Will Cook at, (919)
967-5446 or e-mail:
cwcook@acpub.duke.edu to reserve
space and receive latest trip details. Send
a check for the registration fee of $15 per
participant to Carolina Bird Club, P.O. Box
29555, Raleigh, NC 27626-0555. Include
a note listing participants and requesting
registration for the New River Trip.

Nominating
Committee Report

Paula Wright, Chairman, Susan
Mitchell and Van Atkins, members, of
the CBC Nominating Committee submit
the following nominees for offices to be
filled at the annual business meeting of
the Carolina Bird Club, April 24, 1999,
at Charlotte, NC:

President: Len Pardue, Asheville,

NC

Vice-Pres. ENC; John Wright,
Greenville, NC

Secretary: Kathleen O’Grady
Columbia, SC

Treasurer: Patricia Tyndall
Wake Forest, NC

Members-at-Large: (SC) Carroll
Richard, Hampton, SC;

(ENC) Bob Holmes, New Bern,
NC; (WNC) JoAnn Martin,
Ellenborb, NC

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Welcome New Members

Ron & Bibi Freer

Tryon, NC

Helen L. Andrews

Mary H, Brookhart

Ed Crump & Frances Stowe Margaret & David Gaffney

Tryon, NC

Chapel Hill, NC

Hickory, NC

Cayce, SC

Patsy Bailey

Allen & Betsy Burdett

James & Lynn Davis

Kay & Bruce Glick

Pittsboro, NC

Saluda, NC

Forest City, NC

Seneca, SC

Calvin Baker

Albert Cameron &

Linda & Lary Davis

Dorothy Glover

Clemmons, NC

Judith Morgan, Charlotte, NC

Winston-Salem, NC

Ravenel, SC

Jim Barbee

Paul & Ruth Cantrell

Robert & Iris Dedmondt

James Glydon

Boone, NC

Tryon, NC ,

Tryon, NC

Greenville, NC

Anne Baskett & Bill Hay

David Carmichael

Robin Diaz

Garland & Frances Goodwin

Tryon, NC

Tryon, NC .

Key Biscayne, FL

'Columbus, NC

Paul & Drusilla Beiler

Susan & Duncan Champman

Phyllis «& Don Eifert

Marion H. Gottfried

Tryon, NC

Tryon, NC

Tryon, NC

Bloomington, IN

Kay & Fletcher Bingham

Larry «& Jill Chapman

Lyvanne Ellison

Howard & Mary Greene

Augusta GA •

Pisgah Forest, NC

Morganton, NC

Tryon, NC

Leslie Bland

Patricia Collins

Lawrence S. Farer

William & Nancy Hague

Coluinbus, NC

'Columbus, NC

Arden, NC

Columbus, NC

Orval A. Bloom

George & Myra Couch

Anddrea Fey &

James E. Henderson

Tryon, NC

Tryon, NC -

Brian Ferrand, Flat Rock, NC Nags Head, NC "

Dorothy Boyd

James & Patricia Cowan

Richard F. Fitzpatrick

Dollie Holbert &

Tryon, NC

Tryon, NC

Augusta, GA

Estelle Howard, Tryon, NC

Holland «& Carolyn Brady 1

B. H. Cromer

Frances Tompkins Fletcher

{Se^ More New Members on

Tryon, NC

Tryon, NC

Brevard, NC

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