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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.

November 28

8Canada Goose
20Gadwall
8Redhead
100Lesser Scaup
25Bufflehead
400Ruddy Duck
1000Laughing Gull
30Great Egret
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Song Sparrow
1Baltimore Oriole
2Orange-crowned Warbler
6Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Osprey
6American Crow

November 27

1Great Blue Heron
2Bald Eagle
1Belted Kingfisher
1Fish Crow
3Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
5Golden-crowned Kinglet
1Carolina Wren
1Dark-eyed Junco
11White-throated Sparrow
4Swamp Sparrow
1Red-winged Blackbird
2Northern Cardinal
2Mallard
80American Coot
1Greater Yellowlegs
80Ring-billed Gull
1Royal Tern
8Double-crested Cormorant
1Turkey Vulture
1Cooper's Hawk
1Northern Flicker
1Eastern Phoebe
1Northern House Wren
2Gray Catbird
6Northern Mockingbird
1American Robin
1House Finch
1American Goldfinch
1Common Yellowthroat

November 25

1Tundra Swan
3American Wigeon
6Ring-necked Duck
2Virginia Rail
1Sora
12Pied-billed Grebe
1Horned Grebe
5Black Vulture
1Downy Woodpecker
1American Kestrel
2Marsh Wren
1Hermit Thrush
1Chipping Sparrow

November 23

6Mourning Dove
1Brown Pelican
4Blue Jay
2Winter Wren