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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.

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Recent reports from Biltmore Estate--Deer Park River Trail

Only the most recent report per species is shown. Some reports may be pending verification.

May 25

40Canada Goose
7Mourning Dove
1Double-crested Cormorant
1Eastern Phoebe
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1Yellow-throated Vireo
1Red-eyed Vireo
4Blue Jay
8American Crow
1Fish Crow
1Tufted Titmouse
2Tree Swallow
6Purple Martin
1Barn Swallow
55Cliff Swallow
2Carolina Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
9Eastern Bluebird
1American Robin
6House Finch
4American Goldfinch
2Chipping Sparrow
4Song Sparrow
1Yellow-breasted Chat
1Eastern Meadowlark
1Orchard Oriole
2Red-winged Blackbird
1Common Yellowthroat
1Northern Cardinal
1Blue Grosbeak
2Indigo Bunting

May 24

1Osprey
1Bald Eagle
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1Brown Thrasher
1Wood Thrush
1Eastern Towhee
1Baltimore Oriole
1Common Grackle
1Yellow-throated Warbler

May 23

2Wild Turkey
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
3Killdeer
1Semipalmated Sandpiper
2Turkey Vulture
1Least Flycatcher
2Eastern Kingbird
1Carolina Chickadee
4Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
8European Starling
6Cedar Waxwing
2House Sparrow
2Field Sparrow
3Brown-headed Cowbird

May 21

1Common Nighthawk
1Northern Flicker
2Eastern Warbling Vireo
1Northern House Wren
1Gray Catbird
1Savannah Sparrow
1Bobolink
2Mallard
1White-eyed Vireo

May 19

1Spotted Sandpiper