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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.

December 21

1Mallard
6Redhead
3Ring-necked Duck
2Greater Scaup
10Lesser Scaup
12Bufflehead
155Ruddy Duck
1Mourning Dove
20American Coot
15Laughing Gull
35Ring-billed Gull
20Great Black-backed Gull
1Pied-billed Grebe
45Double-crested Cormorant
6Turkey Vulture
1Bald Eagle
1Northern Flicker
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2Northern Mockingbird
1Eastern Bluebird
1American Robin
4White-throated Sparrow
1Baltimore Oriole
1Orange-crowned Warbler
1Common Yellowthroat
13Yellow-rumped Warbler
2Northern Cardinal
25Canada Goose
7Tundra Swan
8Gadwall
2Red-breasted Merganser
2Forster's Tern
2Great Egret
2Great Blue Heron
1Sharp-shinned Hawk
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Marsh Wren
1Carolina Wren
1Purple Finch
4Song Sparrow
4Swamp Sparrow

December 20

1American Herring Gull
1Carolina Chickadee
6Red-winged Blackbird

December 19

2House Finch
1Canvasback
1Hooded Merganser
1Wilson's Snipe
80White Ibis
2Gray Catbird
1Brown Thrasher
6Savannah Sparrow