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Recent reports from Biltmore Estate--The Lagoon

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

March 30

22Canada Goose
4Wood Duck
4Mallard
1Ring-necked Duck
1American Coot
1Pied-billed Grebe
9Double-crested Cormorant
9Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1House Finch
2Song Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
4Wild Turkey
3Mourning Dove
4Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
1Belted Kingfisher
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
2Eastern Phoebe
2Blue Jay
2American Crow
1Fish Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
8Tree Swallow
1Purple Martin
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Carolina Wren
1Brown Thrasher
1Northern Mockingbird
4Eastern Bluebird
2American Robin
2Red Crossbill
6American Goldfinch
2Chipping Sparrow
2Field Sparrow
1Dark-eyed Junco
2White-throated Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
1Eastern Meadowlark
1Red-winged Blackbird
4Brown-headed Cowbird
2Yellow-rumped Warbler
2Northern Cardinal
1Snow Goose
3Tufted Titmouse
1European Starling
2Pine Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler

March 29

4Lesser Scaup
2Black Vulture
1Greater Scaup
1Red-tailed Hawk
7Blue-winged Teal
2Red-shouldered Hawk
1Merlin

March 28

2Hooded Merganser
1Sharp-shinned Hawk
1Pileated Woodpecker
8Barn Swallow
1Great Blue Heron

March 27

5Bufflehead
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Brown Creeper
1Northern Flicker
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1American Pipit
1Vesper Sparrow
11Northern Shoveler

March 26

2Savannah Sparrow
1Canvasback
1Horned Grebe
1Golden-crowned Kinglet
1Pine Siskin

March 25

1Fox Sparrow