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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.

March 15

11Bufflehead
1Red-breasted Merganser
1Killdeer
9Laughing Gull
4Pied-billed Grebe
1Horned Grebe
75Double-crested Cormorant
3American White Pelican
1Brown Pelican
1Blue Jay
2Fish Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Northern Mockingbird
3White-throated Sparrow
1Song Sparrow
1Northern Cardinal

March 14

1Mourning Dove
1Great Blue Heron
17Turkey Vulture
1Carolina Wren
1Hermit Thrush
2Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Red-throated Loon
9Great Egret
1Osprey
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Gray Catbird
1Swamp Sparrow
1Pine Warbler
14Canada Goose
2Wood Duck
2Lesser Scaup
95Ruddy Duck
3Rock Pigeon
36American Coot
1Bonaparte's Gull
2Ring-billed Gull
8American Herring Gull
1Anhinga
1Cooper's Hawk
2Bald Eagle
1Belted Kingfisher
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
2American Crow
2Tufted Titmouse
1American Robin
6Red-winged Blackbird
2Brown-headed Cowbird
7Common Grackle
3Orange-crowned Warbler

March 13

2Mallard
2Ring-necked Duck
2Forster's Tern
1Eastern Phoebe
1Brown Thrasher
1Eastern Bluebird
1House Finch
1Field Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee

March 10

2Tree Swallow