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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.

The Club offers research grants in avian biology for undergraduate and graduate students, and scholarships for young birders.

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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.

September 12

3Mourning Dove
4Chimney Swift
1Killdeer
1American Kestrel
3Eastern Phoebe
5American Crow
4Carolina Wren
1Gray Catbird
1Northern Mockingbird
17Eastern Bluebird
4Cedar Waxwing
2House Finch
8American Goldfinch
10Chipping Sparrow
2Song Sparrow
1Magnolia Warbler
5Indigo Bunting
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
4Double-crested Cormorant
1Great Blue Heron
3Turkey Vulture
1Belted Kingfisher
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
4Eastern Kingbird
3Blue Jay
1American Robin
1Palm Warbler
2Northern Cardinal
1Blue Grosbeak

September 11

8Canada Goose
4Wild Turkey
4Rock Pigeon
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
2Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
1Warbling Vireo
4Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
1White-breasted Nuthatch
15European Starling
1Brown Thrasher
8House Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
4Red-winged Blackbird
1Northern Waterthrush
1Pine Warbler
1Canada Warbler
1Scarlet Tanager

September 9

1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Northern Flicker
1White-eyed Vireo
1Yellow-throated Vireo
1Blue-headed Vireo
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Northern House Wren
1Swainson's Thrush
12Bobolink
1Black-and-white Warbler
2American Redstart
1Blackburnian Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler
1Black-throated Green Warbler

September 8

2Brown-headed Cowbird
1Cape May Warbler

September 7

2Black Vulture
2Barn Swallow
1Tennessee Warbler