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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--The Lagoon

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

March 11

100Canada Goose
1Mourning Dove
3Turkey Vulture
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
7Blue Jay
46American Crow
1Fish Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
2American Robin
7Song Sparrow
3Eastern Towhee
2Northern Cardinal
42Greater White-fronted Goose
13Ring-necked Duck
7Bufflehead
33Wild Turkey
1American Coot
9Double-crested Cormorant
1Red-tailed Hawk
4Tufted Titmouse
2White-breasted Nuthatch
1Carolina Wren
1Eastern Bluebird
3Wood Duck
6Blue-winged Teal
1Bald Eagle
1Northern House Wren

March 10

1Mallard
1Eastern Phoebe
8Tree Swallow
2Brown Thrasher
1Hermit Thrush
5White-throated Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
2Red-winged Blackbird
50Rusty Blackbird

March 9

1Downy Woodpecker
2Brown-headed Cowbird
1Belted Kingfisher
2European Starling
1Northern Mockingbird
2Dark-eyed Junco
1Savannah Sparrow
2Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Field Sparrow
1Brown Creeper
3Chipping Sparrow
1Pied-billed Grebe
10Black Vulture

March 8

1Greater Scaup
1Killdeer
1Green Heron
3House Finch
3Common Merganser
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Gadwall
1Merlin
2Golden-crowned Kinglet
15Cedar Waxwing
3American Pipit
1American Goldfinch
1Wilson's Snipe
1Great Blue Heron

March 7

1Cooper's Hawk
2Common Grackle
2Cackling Goose
2Hooded Merganser
1Northern Flicker

March 6

3Lesser Scaup