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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--Deer Park River Trail

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

May 13

25Canada Goose
2Mourning Dove
5Chimney Swift
2Killdeer
6Turkey Vulture
1Eastern Phoebe
2Eastern Kingbird
1Blue-headed Vireo
1Red-eyed Vireo
1Blue Jay
12American Crow
2Fish Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
6Tree Swallow
4Northern Rough-winged Swallow
6Barn Swallow
12Cliff Swallow
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Carolina Wren
6European Starling
1Gray Catbird
1Brown Thrasher
2Northern Mockingbird
6Eastern Bluebird
4American Robin
8Cedar Waxwing
4House Finch
1Chipping Sparrow
1Savannah Sparrow
5Song Sparrow
2Eastern Towhee
5Bobolink
1Orchard Oriole
12Red-winged Blackbird
2Brown-headed Cowbird
1Northern Waterthrush
1Tennessee Warbler
2American Redstart
2Northern Cardinal
1Blue Grosbeak
2Indigo Bunting
5Wild Turkey
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Osprey
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Pileated Woodpecker
1Yellow-throated Vireo
1Tufted Titmouse
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1House Wren
1Wood Thrush
15American Goldfinch
1Grasshopper Sparrow
1Lark Sparrow
1Baltimore Oriole
1Common Yellowthroat
1Northern Parula
1Blackpoll Warbler

May 12

1Purple Martin
1House Sparrow
2Mallard
1Spotted Sandpiper
1Solitary Sandpiper
1Downy Woodpecker
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1Swainson's Thrush
2Field Sparrow
1Eastern Meadowlark
1Black-and-white Warbler
1Magnolia Warbler
1Yellow Warbler
2Yellow-throated Warbler
1Scarlet Tanager

May 11

17Least Sandpiper
2Black Vulture
1Red-tailed Hawk
4Wood Duck
2Semipalmated Sandpiper
6Double-crested Cormorant
1Green Heron
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Prothonotary Warbler
1Hooded Warbler

May 10

2Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Palm Warbler
1Sharp-shinned Hawk
2Belted Kingfisher
1Northern Flicker
1Bank Swallow
2Common Grackle

May 9

3Blue-winged Teal
19Short-billed Dowitcher
3Wilson's Phalarope
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Semipalmated Plover

May 7

1Cooper's Hawk
1White-crowned Sparrow
1White-throated Sparrow