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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.

May 8

5Mourning Dove
1Great Blue Heron
1Turkey Vulture
1Northern Harrier
1Brown Thrasher
4Northern Mockingbird
1Boat-tailed Grackle
1Northern Cardinal
1Lesser Scaup
2Killdeer
1Spotted Sandpiper
16Laughing Gull
6Double-crested Cormorant
2Osprey
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
3White-eyed Vireo
2Carolina Wren
4American Robin
8Red-winged Blackbird
2Common Grackle
1Northern Parula
1Indigo Bunting

May 6

6Canada Goose
3Green Heron
1Brown Pelican
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1Eastern Kingbird
2Blue Jay
2American Crow
1Fish Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
1Purple Martin
3Barn Swallow
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Gray Catbird
1Eastern Bluebird
2Cedar Waxwing
1House Sparrow
1House Finch
1Chipping Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
1Brown-headed Cowbird
1Northern Waterthrush
1Prothonotary Warbler
2Common Yellowthroat
2Blackpoll Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler
2Blue Grosbeak