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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.

January 21

5Canada Goose
400Lesser Scaup
10Bufflehead
6Hooded Merganser
200Ruddy Duck
2Mourning Dove
24American Coot
2Greater Yellowlegs
400Ring-billed Gull
12Pied-billed Grebe
200Double-crested Cormorant
2Great Egret
6Great Blue Heron
6Brown Pelican
1Osprey
2Bald Eagle
1Belted Kingfisher
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
1American Crow
3Carolina Chickadee
6Ruby-crowned Kinglet
3Carolina Wren
8Northern Mockingbird
200American Robin
24Cedar Waxwing
3Purple Finch
15White-throated Sparrow
5Savannah Sparrow
12Song Sparrow
2Swamp Sparrow
12Red-winged Blackbird
36Yellow-rumped Warbler
6Northern Cardinal
4Northern Shoveler
6Gadwall
1Bonaparte's Gull
1Horned Grebe
1Red-tailed Hawk
6Blue Jay
1Northern House Wren
1Winter Wren
1Marsh Wren
1American Goldfinch
3Orange-crowned Warbler

January 20

1Red-breasted Merganser
1Turkey Vulture
1Rock Pigeon