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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--The Lagoon

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

October 21

5Wild Turkey
3Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
13Blue Jay
8American Crow
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Carolina Wren
9Eastern Bluebird
12Chipping Sparrow
1Palm Warbler
4Yellow-rumped Warbler
15Canada Goose
2Wood Duck
2Mourning Dove
1Turkey Vulture
1Cooper's Hawk
1Swainson's Hawk
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Eastern Phoebe
3Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
2Northern Mockingbird
8American Goldfinch
3White-throated Sparrow
6Song Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
11Common Grackle
2Northern Cardinal

October 20

12Blue-winged Teal
1Belted Kingfisher
1Northern Flicker
1Brown Thrasher
1American Robin
1House Finch
2White-crowned Sparrow
3Eastern Towhee
3Mallard
15Killdeer
1Red-shouldered Hawk
4Fish Crow
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Winter Wren
1Cedar Waxwing
2Dark-eyed Junco
1Savannah Sparrow
10Red-winged Blackbird

October 19

1Double-crested Cormorant

October 18

1Bald Eagle
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Peregrine Falcon
1Fox Sparrow
1Common Yellowthroat
1Golden-crowned Kinglet

October 17

1Great Blue Heron
1Osprey