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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.

April 21

6Canada Goose
2Mallard
4Red-breasted Merganser
10Ruddy Duck
6Mourning Dove
5Chimney Swift
1Spotted Sandpiper
6Laughing Gull
5Double-crested Cormorant
1Green Heron
1Great Blue Heron
5Turkey Vulture
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1American Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
8Tree Swallow
5Purple Martin
2Northern Rough-winged Swallow
2Barn Swallow
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Carolina Wren
2European Starling
1Brown Thrasher
2Northern Mockingbird
19Cedar Waxwing
1White-throated Sparrow
6Red-winged Blackbird
5Common Grackle
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
5Northern Cardinal
1Blue Grosbeak

April 18

2Wood Duck
1Lesser Scaup
5Killdeer
1Least Tern
2Osprey
2Bald Eagle
1Belted Kingfisher
3Red-bellied Woodpecker
1White-eyed Vireo
10Blue Jay
2Gray Catbird
1Orchard Oriole
3Brown-headed Cowbird
1Common Yellowthroat
3Northern Parula

April 17

1Red-headed Woodpecker
2Fish Crow
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
6Marsh Wren
2American Robin
1American Goldfinch
5Swamp Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
3Yellow-throated Warbler
2Prairie Warbler
3Ring-necked Duck
4Rock Pigeon
1Solitary Sandpiper
2Greater Yellowlegs
2Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Eastern Bluebird
1Prothonotary Warbler
2Palm Warbler