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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.

August 6

5Solitary Sandpiper
1Black Vulture
5Wild Turkey
4Mourning Dove
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Eastern Kingbird
6Blue Jay
7American Crow
1Carolina Wren
7American Goldfinch
1Field Sparrow
5Song Sparrow
1Eastern Meadowlark
2Northern Cardinal
2Indigo Bunting
4Mallard
2Killdeer
1Spotted Sandpiper
1Double-crested Cormorant
1Belted Kingfisher
3Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
2Eastern Wood-Pewee
4Eastern Phoebe
1White-eyed Vireo
2Red-eyed Vireo
1Fish Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
1Cliff Swallow
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
3Gray Catbird
3Eastern Bluebird
4American Robin
1Cedar Waxwing
2House Finch
5Chipping Sparrow
2Eastern Towhee
1Brown-headed Cowbird
3Blue Grosbeak

August 4

1Hairy Woodpecker
2Red-winged Blackbird

August 3

45Canada Goose
9Chimney Swift
1Great Blue Heron
1Osprey
2Red-tailed Hawk
1Pileated Woodpecker
25Barn Swallow
1White-breasted Nuthatch
10European Starling
2Northern Mockingbird
1Hooded Warbler

August 2

1Wood Duck
1Tree Swallow
2Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1Orchard Oriole

August 1

1House Sparrow