I birded the hills across the street from the lagoon at the Biltmore Estate
today and then checked the river and lagoon. Highlights were 10
brown-headed nuthatches and a pair of ravens. Six nuthatches were busy
taking turns excavating a cavity in a dead limb of a white oak. The ravens
were soaring high over the property. I was able to see the tail shape and
projection of bill well with binoculars. I snapped photos with a
point-n-shoot, but the pictures are tiny. Overall it was nice and birdy
there today. eBird list follows. Photos of ravens and nuthatches can be
found at eBird link.
Chris Kelly
Asheville, NC
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From: <ebird-checklist@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, Nov 24, 2016 at 5:33 PM
Subject: eBird Report - Deer Park Trail, Nov 24, 2016
To: kellych74@xxxxxxxxx
Deer Park Trail, Buncombe, North Carolina, US
Nov 24, 2016 11:09 AM - 12:54 PM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
Comments: Walked hills across road from lagoon. Also checked river and
Lagoon.
35 species
Canada Goose 45
Wood Duck 1 flying downstream over FB River.
Pied-billed Grebe 2 on section of river next to lagoon
Great Blue Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 3
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 perched by river
Red-tailed Hawk 1 being mobbed by crows
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 5
Downy Woodpecker 8
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 4
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Eastern Phoebe 2
Blue Jay 30
American Crow 21
Common Raven 2 Pair riding thermals high above estate. Tiny photos
attached.
Carolina Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 10
White-breasted Nuthatch 7
Brown-headed Nuthatch 10 Six of them were in a large white oak on the
hill opposite the lagoon. They were excavating a cavity. One would enter
the hole, drill, then poke its head out and spit out the wood shavings with
a shake of its head. At times, they appeared to be taking turns excavating,
with two or more vocalizing at the cavity and the others foraging in
adjacent limbs. With minimal foliage remaining on the tree it was easy to
get a complete count. The other four were in an oak a bit further east.
Carolina Wren 3
Golden-crowned Kinglet 6
Eastern Bluebird 25
American Robin 1
Brown Thrasher 1
Northern Mockingbird 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler 2
Chipping Sparrow 16
Field Sparrow 7
White-throated Sparrow 6
Song Sparrow 11
Eastern Towhee 8
Northern Cardinal 5
American Goldfinch 8
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/
checklist/S32697088
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
