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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 12

2Pied-billed Grebe
7Canada Goose
1Bufflehead
3Ruddy Duck
1Mourning Dove
8American Coot
1Anhinga
50Double-crested Cormorant
1Great Blue Heron
1Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
1Belted Kingfisher
1Northern Mockingbird
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Northern Cardinal

March 11

3Lesser Scaup
5Ring-billed Gull
5Forster's Tern
3Fish Crow
1Carolina Wren
1Mallard
3Red-breasted Merganser
250Laughing Gull
4American Herring Gull
1Brown Pelican
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Eastern Phoebe
1Blue Jay
2American Crow
1House Finch
1Song Sparrow

March 9

2Killdeer
2Carolina Chickadee
48Tree Swallow
2Purple Martin
1Gray Catbird
2American Robin
1Swamp Sparrow
3Red-winged Blackbird
2Orange-crowned Warbler
1Bald Eagle
1Hermit Thrush
9Cedar Waxwing
2American Wigeon
4Green-winged Teal
3Great Egret
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Tufted Titmouse
1Barn Swallow
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Northern House Wren
3European Starling
23White-throated Sparrow
2Brown-headed Cowbird
14Common Grackle

March 7

3Hooded Merganser
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Northern Flicker