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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 27

4Bufflehead
200Ruddy Duck
1Killdeer
200Ring-billed Gull
10American Herring Gull
XDouble-crested Cormorant
1American White Pelican
1Palm Warbler
4Yellow-rumped Warbler
3Greater Scaup
230Lesser Scaup
2American Coot
1Forster's Tern
2Pied-billed Grebe
1Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
2Osprey
1Bald Eagle
2Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Northern Flicker
1Carolina Chickadee
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2Carolina Wren
10Northern Mockingbird
7American Robin
3American Goldfinch
2White-throated Sparrow
1Song Sparrow
2Swamp Sparrow
1Common Yellowthroat
1Northern Cardinal
29Canada Goose
2Northern Shoveler
4Rock Pigeon
2Mourning Dove
165Laughing Gull
16Great Black-backed Gull
1Horned Grebe
1Cooper's Hawk
5Blue Jay
2American Crow
1Northern House Wren
1Marsh Wren
3Eastern Bluebird
2House Finch
2Red-winged Blackbird
1Orange-crowned Warbler

December 21

1Mallard
6Redhead
3Ring-necked Duck
6Turkey Vulture
1Baltimore Oriole
7Tundra Swan
8Gadwall
2Red-breasted Merganser
1Sharp-shinned Hawk
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
1Downy Woodpecker
1Purple Finch