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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.

August 13

8Mourning Dove
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
18Killdeer
1Double-crested Cormorant
4Eastern Phoebe
3Eastern Kingbird
3Red-eyed Vireo
3Blue Jay
16American Crow
1Tufted Titmouse
1Barn Swallow
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Carolina Wren
3Northern Mockingbird
11Eastern Bluebird
1House Finch
3American Goldfinch
1Song Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
1Orchard Oriole
3Northern Cardinal
3Blue Grosbeak
2Indigo Bunting

August 10

14Canada Goose
1Semipalmated Plover
1Grasshopper Sparrow
6Wild Turkey
1Bald Eagle
1White-eyed Vireo
2Carolina Chickadee
1Gray Catbird
5American Robin
2Chipping Sparrow
5Chimney Swift
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Brown Thrasher
1Cedar Waxwing
1Field Sparrow
1Great Blue Heron
1Northern House Wren
1Dark-eyed Junco

August 9

1Spotted Sandpiper
2Tree Swallow
2Cliff Swallow
1Turkey Vulture
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Baltimore Oriole
11Brown-headed Cowbird
1Hooded Warbler
1Green Heron
1Fish Crow

August 8

1Yellow-throated Vireo
1Purple Martin
1Northern Yellow Warbler
1Prairie Warbler

August 7

1Cooper's Hawk
1Downy Woodpecker
2Northern Rough-winged Swallow
21Red-winged Blackbird