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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

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

May 15

4Common Nighthawk
7Spotted Sandpiper
8Double-crested Cormorant
2Green Heron
4Eastern Kingbird
4Tufted Titmouse
13Tree Swallow
4Barn Swallow
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Eastern Bluebird
4Song Sparrow
1Baltimore Oriole
2Common Grackle
1Northern Cardinal
16Canada Goose
8Wild Turkey
1Mourning Dove
2Yellow-throated Vireo
1American Crow
16Cedar Waxwing
2Red-winged Blackbird
2Chimney Swift
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Eastern Phoebe
4Red-eyed Vireo
7Blue Jay
8Carolina Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
2American Robin
2House Finch
5American Goldfinch
2Eastern Towhee
3Orchard Oriole
1Northern Waterthrush
1American Redstart
3Blackpoll Warbler
1Scarlet Tanager
2Indigo Bunting
1Killdeer
1Red-tailed Hawk
10Purple Martin
90Cliff Swallow
3European Starling
3Chipping Sparrow
1Field Sparrow
1Yellow-breasted Chat
1Northern Yellow Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler
2Mallard
1Red-headed Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Carolina Chickadee
1White-throated Sparrow
1Chestnut-sided Warbler
2Yellow-rumped Warbler
3Least Sandpiper
2Turkey Vulture
1Great Crested Flycatcher
5Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1Gray Catbird
2House Sparrow
2Brown-headed Cowbird

May 14

3Black Vulture
2Purple Finch
4Wood Duck
1Belted Kingfisher
1Fish Crow
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Northern Parula
1Osprey
1Bald Eagle
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Brown Thrasher
1Common Yellowthroat
1Blue Grosbeak

May 13

1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
2Rock Pigeon
1Great Blue Heron
1Cooper's Hawk
1Eastern Warbling Vireo
1Wood Thrush
1Swainson's Warbler
1Hooded Warbler
2Cape May Warbler

May 12

1Solitary Sandpiper
1Swainson's Thrush
1Wilson's Warbler
1Bay-breasted Warbler

May 11

1Semipalmated Sandpiper
1Broad-winged Hawk
3Bank Swallow
1Rose-breasted Grosbeak
1Magnolia Warbler
1White-eyed Vireo
4Savannah Sparrow
22Bobolink
1Blackburnian Warbler

May 10

1Pied-billed Grebe

May 9

1Northern Flicker
1Eastern Meadowlark
1Palm Warbler
2Grasshopper Sparrow
1Summer Tanager
1Blue-headed Vireo
1Pine Warbler
1Great Horned Owl
1Veery
1Hermit Thrush
2American Kestrel