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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.

October 21

30Canada Goose
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Peregrine Falcon
50American Crow

October 20

1Mourning Dove
12Killdeer
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Blue Jay
1Carolina Wren
2Northern Mockingbird
4Eastern Bluebird
3American Goldfinch
2Savannah Sparrow
6Song Sparrow
2Swamp Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
2Palm Warbler
1Northern Cardinal
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Downy Woodpecker
10House Finch
15White-crowned Sparrow

October 19

1Great Blue Heron
1Hairy Woodpecker
2Eastern Phoebe
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Gray Catbird
1American Robin
1Lincoln's Sparrow
1Pine Warbler

October 18

1Belted Kingfisher
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
9Cedar Waxwing
5White-throated Sparrow
1Eastern Meadowlark
1Baltimore Oriole
1Northern Waterthrush
8Yellow-rumped Warbler

October 17

1Tufted Titmouse
2Tree Swallow
2European Starling
7Chipping Sparrow
2Brown-headed Cowbird