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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 22

1Common Goldeneye
12Ruddy Duck
2American Coot
45Laughing Gull
35Double-crested Cormorant
2Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
1Northern Flicker
4Fish Crow
3Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Carolina Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
1Eastern Bluebird
3White-throated Sparrow
4Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler
2Northern Cardinal
1Bald Eagle
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1House Finch
2Common Grackle

March 21

XCanada Goose
XMallard
XRing-billed Gull
1Great Blue Heron
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
3Lesser Scaup
1Bufflehead
1Killdeer
2American White Pelican
1Belted Kingfisher
1Red-winged Blackbird
1Brown-headed Cowbird
2Wood Duck
4Great Egret
1Swamp Sparrow

March 20

1American Herring Gull
2Forster's Tern
3Pied-billed Grebe
1Red-throated Loon
1Orange-crowned Warbler
1Red-breasted Merganser
1Green Heron
1Brown Pelican
1Purple Martin
1Marsh Wren
2Song Sparrow

March 19

1Mourning Dove
1Blue Jay
1Gray Catbird

March 18

3American Crow
12Tree Swallow