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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 19

10Gadwall
50Ring-necked Duck
151Lesser Scaup
1Bufflehead
15American Coot
1Pied-billed Grebe
2Cooper's Hawk
1American Kestrel
5Tree Swallow
10Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Northern House Wren
2Song Sparrow
1Orange-crowned Warbler
1Palm Warbler
7Yellow-rumped Warbler
2Northern Cardinal
125Ruddy Duck
450Ring-billed Gull
25Double-crested Cormorant
1Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
1Osprey
1Bald Eagle
5Northern Mockingbird
3Eastern Bluebird
1White-throated Sparrow
7Swamp Sparrow
15Red-winged Blackbird

November 17

1Northern Shoveler
1Hooded Merganser
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Carolina Chickadee
7European Starling
1Gray Catbird

November 14

75Laughing Gull
1American Herring Gull