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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.

November 8

19Lesser Scaup ✓
100Ruddy Duck ✓
100American Coot ✓
80Laughing Gull ✓
6Ring-billed Gull ✓
1Great Black-backed Gull ✓
1Forster's Tern ✓
1Pied-billed Grebe ✓
7Double-crested Cormorant ✓
11Turkey Vulture ✓
1Downy Woodpecker ✓
1Blue Jay ✓
2Fish Crow ✓
2Carolina Chickadee ✓
2Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ✓
2Carolina Wren ✓
1Northern Mockingbird ✓
1House Finch ✓
1White-throated Sparrow ✓
4Song Sparrow ✓
1Swamp Sparrow ✓
7Red-winged Blackbird ✓
1Orange-crowned Warbler ✓
8Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
2Northern Cardinal ✓

November 5

1Bald Eagle ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓

November 4

2Great Egret ✓
1Pileated Woodpecker ✓

November 2

146Canada Goose ✓
2Hooded Merganser ✓
2Rock Pigeon ✓
11American Herring Gull ✓
1American Bittern ✓
1Snowy Egret ✓
3Great Blue Heron ✓
1Sharp-shinned Hawk ✓
1Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
1Northern Flicker ✓
1Merlin ✓
2Eastern Phoebe ✓
1American Crow ✓
1Northern House Wren ✓
2Gray Catbird ✓
1Brown Thrasher ✓
3Savannah Sparrow ✓
4Common Grackle ✓
1Common Yellowthroat ✓
2Northern Parula ✓
1Palm Warbler ✓
1Yellow-throated Warbler ✓