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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 28

11Gadwall
3American Wigeon
1Redhead
8Ring-necked Duck
1Greater Scaup
40Lesser Scaup
25Bufflehead
120Ruddy Duck
3Mourning Dove
6American Coot
2Wilson's Snipe
50Ring-billed Gull
1Forster's Tern
1Pied-billed Grebe
90Double-crested Cormorant
1Northern Flicker
6Ruby-crowned Kinglet
4Carolina Wren
3Gray Catbird
4Northern Mockingbird
12American Robin
9White-throated Sparrow
4Song Sparrow
7Swamp Sparrow
1Red-winged Blackbird
2Orange-crowned Warbler
9Yellow-rumped Warbler
6Northern Cardinal

December 27

1Killdeer
10American Herring Gull
1American White Pelican
1Palm Warbler
1Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
2Osprey
1Bald Eagle
2Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Carolina Chickadee
3American Goldfinch
1Common Yellowthroat
29Canada Goose
2Northern Shoveler
4Rock Pigeon
165Laughing Gull
16Great Black-backed Gull
1Horned Grebe
1Cooper's Hawk
5Blue Jay
2American Crow
1Northern House Wren
1Marsh Wren
3Eastern Bluebird
2House Finch