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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

7Tundra Swan
8Gadwall
3Mallard
2500Lesser Scaup
200Double-crested Cormorant
1Sharp-shinned Hawk
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
1Marsh Wren
1Carolina Wren

December 20

12Canada Goose
40Ruddy Duck
19American Coot
100Ring-billed Gull
1American Herring Gull
2Forster's Tern
1Pied-billed Grebe
2Great Blue Heron
2Bald Eagle
1Carolina Chickadee
2Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2Northern Mockingbird
3White-throated Sparrow
4Song Sparrow
2Swamp Sparrow
6Red-winged Blackbird
2Orange-crowned Warbler
12Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Northern Cardinal

December 19

2House Finch
35Redhead
1Canvasback
10Ring-necked Duck
6Bufflehead
1Hooded Merganser
1Red-breasted Merganser
18Mourning Dove
1Wilson's Snipe
80White Ibis
1Great Egret
4Turkey Vulture
2Gray Catbird
1Brown Thrasher
10American Robin
6Savannah Sparrow

December 18

2Greater Scaup
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Killdeer
1Osprey
1Blue Jay
1American Crow
1Palm Warbler
1Tufted Titmouse
3Cedar Waxwing
1Snow Goose
1Belted Kingfisher
1Eastern Phoebe
2Fish Crow
12Tree Swallow
1Hermit Thrush
1Eastern Towhee
1Common Grackle
1Common Yellowthroat

December 17

3Wood Duck
6Laughing Gull
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Golden-crowned Kinglet
1American Goldfinch
1Black-and-white Warbler
2Pine Warbler

December 15

1Northern Shoveler
6Green-winged Teal
1Great Black-backed Gull
1Lesser Black-backed Gull
2Horned Grebe
1Common Merganser
1Virginia Rail
1Sora
1Greater Yellowlegs
1Bonaparte's Gull
1Blue-headed Vireo
9Northern House Wren
3Purple Finch
2Baltimore Oriole
8Northern Pintail
1Common Loon
1Brown Pelican
1Red-tailed Hawk
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Winter Wren
2Eastern Bluebird