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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--The Lagoon

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

May 15

16Canada Goose
8Wild Turkey
1Mourning Dove
1Common Nighthawk
1Green Heron
2Yellow-throated Vireo
1American Crow
1Tufted Titmouse
8Tree Swallow
3Barn Swallow
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
16Cedar Waxwing
1Baltimore Oriole
2Red-winged Blackbird
2Northern Cardinal
2Mallard
1Spotted Sandpiper
1Red-headed Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Red-eyed Vireo
3Blue Jay
1Carolina Chickadee
1Carolina Wren
3Eastern Bluebird
3American Goldfinch
2Chipping Sparrow
1White-throated Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
2Orchard Oriole
2American Redstart
1Chestnut-sided Warbler
5Blackpoll Warbler
2Yellow-rumped Warbler

May 14

4Chimney Swift
2Black Vulture
1Turkey Vulture
2Northern Rough-winged Swallow
2Cliff Swallow
4Wood Duck
4Double-crested Cormorant
2Red-tailed Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Eastern Kingbird
1Fish Crow
2Northern Mockingbird
2American Robin
2Song Sparrow
1Northern Waterthrush
1Indigo Bunting
1Downy Woodpecker
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Brown-headed Cowbird
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
2Eastern Phoebe
2Great Crested Flycatcher
1Gray Catbird
1Northern Parula
1Scarlet Tanager
1Least Sandpiper
1Osprey
1Bald Eagle
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Brown Thrasher
1Field Sparrow
1Common Yellowthroat
1Northern Yellow Warbler
1Blue Grosbeak

May 13

1Purple Finch
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo

May 12

1Solitary Sandpiper
1Purple Martin
3House Finch
1Yellow-breasted Chat
1Common Grackle

May 11

1Great Blue Heron
1Semipalmated Sandpiper
1Broad-winged Hawk
3Bank Swallow
1Rose-breasted Grosbeak
1Wood Thrush
1Magnolia Warbler
1White-eyed Vireo
1Eastern Warbling Vireo
1Cape May Warbler
1Bay-breasted Warbler
1Blackburnian Warbler

May 10

1Pied-billed Grebe

May 9

5European Starling
1Swainson's Thrush
1Eastern Meadowlark
1Palm Warbler
1Hooded Warbler
1Blue-headed Vireo