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The Carolina Bird Club is a non-profit organization that represents and supports the birding community in the Carolinas through its website, publications, meetings, workshops, trips, and partnerships, whose mission is


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The Carolina Bird Club, Inc., is a non-profit educational and scientific association open to anyone interested in the study and conservation of wildlife, particularly birds.

The Club meets each winter, spring, and fall at different locations in the Carolinas. Meeting sites are selected to give participants an opportunity to see many different kinds of birds. Guided field trips and informative programs are combined for an exciting weekend of meeting with people who share an enthusiasm and concern for birds.

The Club offers research grants in avian biology for undergraduate and graduate students, and scholarships for young birders.

The Club publishes two print publications (now also available online). The Chat is a quarterly ornithological journal that contains scientific articles, reports of bird records committees and bird counts, and general field notes on bird sightings. CBC Newsletter is published bimonthly and includes birding articles and information about meetings, field trips, and Club news.

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Recent reports from Martin Marietta Park (Former Quarry)

Only the most recent report per species is shown. Some reports may be pending verification.

October 21

1Mourning Dove
28Laughing Gull
5Double-crested Cormorant
1Great Blue Heron
1Osprey
1Blue Jay
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Northern House Wren
1Carolina Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
1Palm Warbler
5Yellow-rumped Warbler

October 18

2Forster's Tern
1Pied-billed Grebe
4Turkey Vulture
1Northern Harrier
1Bald Eagle
1Belted Kingfisher
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
1Eastern Phoebe
2Fish Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
2Gray Catbird
1American Robin
1White-throated Sparrow
1Song Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
40Red-winged Blackbird
1Black-and-white Warbler
6Northern Parula
1Northern Cardinal

October 17

1Killdeer
1American White Pelican
4Tree Swallow
1Marsh Wren
1European Starling
1Brown Thrasher
1House Finch
2Field Sparrow
2Nashville Warbler
1Yellow Warbler
2Prairie Warbler
9Canada Goose
1Ring-billed Gull
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
9Brown-headed Cowbird