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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.

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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 6

6Canada Goose
2Mallard
1Lesser Scaup
1Bufflehead
141Ruddy Duck
1Mourning Dove
1Killdeer
1Greater Yellowlegs
6Laughing Gull
4Ring-billed Gull
1Forster's Tern
2Pied-billed Grebe
1Red-throated Loon
20Double-crested Cormorant
1American Bittern
11Great Egret
2Great Blue Heron
2Brown Pelican
1Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
3Bald Eagle
1Belted Kingfisher
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Eastern Phoebe
1Blue Jay
1Fish Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Marsh Wren
2Carolina Wren
1Gray Catbird
2Brown Thrasher
1Northern Mockingbird
1American Robin
3Purple Finch
1American Goldfinch
1White-throated Sparrow
1Savannah Sparrow
1Song Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
1Eastern Meadowlark
1Red-winged Blackbird
2Common Grackle
2Orange-crowned Warbler
1Northern Cardinal

March 5

15American Coot
1Horned Grebe
1Common Loon
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Tufted Titmouse
2Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Red-breasted Merganser
4American Crow
2Tree Swallow
1House Sparrow
4Chipping Sparrow
1Pine Warbler

March 3

1American Herring Gull
4Lesser Black-backed Gull
6American White Pelican
2House Finch
2American Black Duck
1Eastern Bluebird
2Bonaparte's Gull
1Northern Flicker

March 1

2Wood Duck
1Sharp-shinned Hawk
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Brown-headed Nuthatch