Forsyth Audubon Board Meeting
2025-03-04 | NC
March Board Meeting

American Woodcock Second Saturday Bird Outing
2025-03-08 18:30 - 20:30 UTC | Muddy Creek – Robinhood Road entrance, 4600 Robinhood Road, Wiston-Salem, NC, 27106, United States
Join us on March 8th at 6:30 PM for a special evening edition of our Second Saturday Bird Outing. Meet outing leader, Barb Borucki, at the Muddy Creek Greenway parking lot off of Robinhood Road (4600 Robinhood Rd, Winston-Salem, NC 27106). We will be looking for American Woodcock which are typically seen or heard near dusk. Bring a flashlight!

Monthly Dinner
2025-03-11 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-04-08 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-05-13 18:00 - 20:00 | River Birch Lodge, 3324 Robinhood Rd, Winston-Salem, NC, United States
Forsyth Audubon monthly dinners take place on the second Tuesday of each month, 6PM, at River Birch Lodge on Robinhood Road. Group reservations are under “Forsyth Audubon”. There is no formal program, just fun conversation about birds, nature, conservation or any topic of the day. Come for a drink and/or a meal. Please submit your reservation on our website using the following link: https://forsythaudubon.org/dinner-reservations/
To be fair to the restaurant, we release tables not occupied by 6:30, so please arrive promptly. All are welcome, including experienced birders, new birders, family and friends.

2025 Creek Week Spring Clean Up - "Plirding"
2025-03-22 09:00 - 11:00 | Newell-Massey Greenway, 3584 Winston Lake Rd, Winston-Salem, NC, 27105, United States
Forsyth Audubon will be participating in Creek Week 2025. Join us in “Plirding” (picking up trash while birding) on Saturday, March 22 at 9:00 AM. We will work to clean up at the Newell-Massey Greenway. Parking is available next to the Winston Waterwork Water Park at 3584 Winston Lake Rd.
To learn more about Creek Week, visit their website: https://www.forsythcreekweek.org/

Young Birders Outing
2025-03-22 10:00 - 12:00 | Tanglewood Park Yadkin River Trail, 4061 Clemmons Road, Clemmons, NC, 27012, United States
Join us for the March Young Birders Outing at Tanglewood Park! We will meet at 10:00 AM in the gravel parking lot across from Skilpot Lake/Shelter 3. We’ll focus on walking the Yadkin River Trail in order to see the nesting Great Blue Herons. Please remember that Tanglewood has a $2.00 park entrance fee.
The walk is geared for Young Birders, but EVERYONE is welcome and encouraged to attend. Please wear sturdy shoes, perhaps waterproof or rubber boots if there has been rain, as the trail can be muddy. Snacks and beverages are a good idea. All young birders must be accompanied by a responsible adult.

Monday Bird Outing
2025-03-24 08:30 - 11:30 | Long Creek Park, 5801 Bethania Tobaccoville Road, Pfafftown, NC, 27040, United States
Join outing leader Cynthia Donaldson for our March Monday Bird Outing. This outing will be held at Long Creek Park at 8:30 AM.

Monthly Chapter Meeting
2025-03-25 18:30 - 20:30 | Highland Presbyterian Activity building, 2381 Cloverdale Avenue, Winston-Salem, NC, 27103, United States
Please join us for this month’s chapter meeting to hear from our very own Audubon star, Kim Brand. Kim will speak to the link between our local efforts and National Audubon priorities. Kim started her bird advocacy journey right here in Winston-Salem with Forsyth Audubon, serving as vice president and secretary. She then spent nine years at North Carolina Audubon before joining the National Audubon staff as Vice President of Conservation Action, Chapters, a position she has held for the past two years. Kim earned a bachelor’s degree in public relations from the University of Florida and a bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of South Florida. She earned her MS in Zoology from the University of South Florida.
Kim helped lead several new projects and partnerships while serving on the Forsyth Audubon board from 2008 to 2014, including co-founding the Lights Out program, coordinating the Wood Thrush geolocator tagging project with National Audubon Society and the Smithsonian Institution (as well as serving as an executive producer on The Wood Thrush Connection film released in 2016), and growing a native-plants-landscaping partnership with Habitat for Humanity of Forsyth County.

Forsyth Audubon Board Meeting
2025-04-01 | NC
April Board Meeting

Second Saturday Bird Outing
2025-04-12 08:00 - 10:00 | Bethabara Visitor Center, 2147 Bethabara Road, Winston-Salem, NC, 27106, United States
Join outing leader Rob Rogers on April 12th at 8:00 AM for our Second Saturday Bird Outing. This outing will be at Historic Bethabara Park. We will meet at the parking lot by the visitors center. This will be a great time to catch the first glimpses of migration as early migrants should be moving through the area.

Monthly Chapter Meeting
2025-04-22 18:30 - 20:30 | Highland Presbyterian Activity building, 2381 Cloverdale Avenue, Winston-Salem, NC, 27103, United States
Please join us for this month’s chapter meeting to hear from a ROCK STAR in Winston-Salem’s sustainability efforts, City of Winston-Salem’s Sustainability Director, Dr. Shaleen Miller. Dr. Miller has been a driving force in conservation initiatives in the year and half since arriving in Winston-Salem, with efforts such as “No Mow March” and greater use of native plants in city landscaping. She will speak on “Birds, Bees, and Better Nights: Urban Sustainability and Redefining Green Spaces in our City.”
Dr. Shaleen Miller is director of sustainability and intergovernmental relations at the City of Winston-Salem. She has her PhD in Urban and Regional Planning and also teaches at UNC Greensboro in the Geography, Environment, and Sustainability Department. She has worked at 6 different universities and published research regarding bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure, park equity, and resilience after hurricanes. She is also a part-time professional artist, using recycled glass on paintings to create unique mixed media art. Shaleen also admits to being able to talk about foraging for mushrooms for a very long time.

Young Birders Outing
2025-04-26 09:00 - 11:00 | Reynolda, 144 Reynolda Village Way, Winston-Salem, 27106
For April’s Young Birders Outing, we will be exploring the grounds of Reynolda! Come join us at one of the county’s most popular migration hotspots. Warblers flock to the dense trees of the Reynolda woods, and other migratory birds can be found throughout the grounds. This will be a great opportunity to witness the full scale of spring migration in Forsyth County! We will meet at the old boathouse near Lake Katharine.
The walk is geared for Young Birders, but EVERYONE is welcome and encouraged to attend. Please wear sturdy shoes. Snacks and beverages are a good idea. All young birders must be accompanied by a responsible adult.

Monday Bird Outing
2025-04-28 09:00 - 11:00 | Muddy Creek Greenway – Jamison Park, 285 Meadowlark Dr, Winston-Salem, NC, 27106, United States
Join outing leader David Collins for a special Monday Bird Outing! We will be looking at birds with a focus on bird photography. This outing will be held at Muddy Creak Greenway at Jamison Park. Meet by the dog park at 9:00 AM.

Forsyth Audubon Spring Bird Count
2025-05-03 | NC
Join us on May 3, 2025 for the Forsyth Audubon Spring Bird Count. Teams will be spread out across our county to observe and count birds. Team start times and locations vary. For more information, or to join this event, please email forsythaudubon@gmail.com.

Forsyth Audubon Board Meeting
2025-05-06 | NC
May Board Meeting

Forsyth Audubon Spring Trip
2025-05-10 - 2025-05-13 | NC
SPRING FIELD TRIP TO THE LOWCOUNTRY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
led by Chris Marsh
This four-day, three-night tour of the Lowcountry of South Carolina will give you exposure to all the major habitats found in this region. This trip is for those who love all aspects of nature, as well as birds. Highlights will include visiting two nesting rookeries, seeing migratory shorebirds and plovers in breeding plumage, observing species typically found in Florida, and visiting one of the iconic cypress swamps in the United States. The itinerary may be adjusted slightly based on last-minute information about unexpected bird species being present in the area.
NOTE: Mosquitos and chiggers likely will be encountered on this trip. Light-weight long pants are a must. A light weight long sleeve shirt and insect repellent are recommended for the mosquitos and a pair of rubber boots for the visit to Spring Island is recommended to prevent chigger bites.
Fee: $45 per person; space limited to 14 people
Contact Chris Marsh at cmarshlci@gmail.com to sign up
ITINERARY
Saturday, May 10
8 AM departure from WS
11 AM arrival at Congaree NP Visitor’s Center
11 AM- 2:30 PM explore Congaree NP (hooded warbler, yellow-throated vireo, prothonotary warbler; national champion loblolly pine)
5:00 PM arrive in Beaufort
5:00 -7:00 PM check-in and get dinner
Optional: 7:30-8:30 PM, visit the Sands for clapper rails
Sunday, May 11
8 AM departure from Beaufort
9 AM meet at Savannah NWR Visitor Center
9:00-12:00 PM Bird Laurel Hill Nature Drive (purple gallinule, least bittern, swallow-tailed kite, black-bellied whistling-duck, roseate spoonbill, gray-headed swamphen (?))
12:00 – 1:30 PM lunch and travel
2:00-5:00 PM: carpool from PRSF Maritime Center; tour of Spring Island (painted bunting, wood stork rookery viewed at close range, other songbirds, historic tabby ruins)
Optional late day stop:Visit rookery at Port Royal Cypress Wetlands Boardwalk
Monday, May 12
Check out and depart by 7:30 AM :
8:15 AM: Arrive at Hunting Island SP
8:15 -9:00 AM walk to north end of island (high tide @ 8:30)
9:00-11:00 AM bird the falling tide (migrating sandpipers and plovers in breeding plumage; nesting Wilson’s plovers and oystercatchers )
11:00-11:30 AM return to cars and leave park
11:30 -2:30 get lunch and travel to office at Donnelley (1 hour, 15 minutes travel time)
2:30-5:00 PM birds Donnelley and Bear Island WMA’s (stilt sandpipers, etc in breeding plumage; roseate spoonbills)
5:00-6:30 PM travel from Bear Island to Summerville and check in.
Tuesday, May 13
8:30 AM depart Summerville
9:00 AM arrive at Beidler Forest Audubon Sanctuary
9:00 -12PM explore 2 mile long boardwalk through ancient cypress swamp forest (prothonotary warblers, yellow-crowned night-herons, very photogenic)
12 PM head home*
• may stop briefly at turf farm near Orangeburg if conditions are right

Second Saturday Bird Outing
2025-05-10 08:00 - 10:00 | Miller Park, 2641 Queen St, Winston Salem, NC, 27103, United States
Join outing leaders, Jane and Craig McCleary, at Miller Park for our Second Saturday Bird Outing in May! We will meet at the Queen Street parking area. Spring migration will be in full swing and we will be on the lookout for warblers and other migratory birds as they stop over in Miller Park on their journey north.

Young Birders Outing
2025-05-24 09:00 - 11:00 | Bethabara Visitor Center, 2147 Bethabara Road, Winston-Salem, NC, 27106, United States
The last Forsyth Audubon Young Birders outing before the summer break will be on Saturday, May 24th at 9:00 a.m. We will meet at the Historic Bethabara Park Visitors Center located at 2147 Bethabara Rd, Winston-Salem, NC 27106.
We suggest closed-toe shoes, snacks and beverages. Sunscreen and/or other sun protection strategies are a good idea. Bring binoculars if you have them. All children must be accompanied by a responsible adult. Although we gear the walks to the younger set, folks of all ages are welcome to attend.

Monday Bird Outing
2025-05-26 08:00 - 11:00 | Bethania Black Walnut Bottoms, 5393 Ham Horton Lane, Bethania, NC, 27010, United States
Join us for our May Monday Bird Outing at Bethania Black Walnut Bottoms. This outing will start at 8:00 AM.

Monthly Chapter Meeting
2025-05-27 18:30 - 20:30 | Highland Presbyterian Activity building, 2381 Cloverdale Avenue, Winston-Salem, NC, 27103, United States
Please join us for this month’s chapter meeting on May 27th to hear from the one and only Rob Rogers, a top local birder. Rob will speak on “Bird Chasing Adventures”. If you do not know Rob, trust us when we say his are adventures you will want to hear about! According to eBird, 287 species have been recorded in Forsyth County. Rob Rogers has personally seen 242 species in Forsyth County!
With the exception of four years in Chapel Hill, Rob has lived in Winston-Salem, where he began birding at the age of 10. He joined Forsyth Audubon in 1995 and served as our president 2015-16. Rob taught a Beginner’s Birdwatching Class for Forsyth Tech from 2003-2019, introducing countless folks to the joys of birding, including many of our current members. Rob is generous with his time and knowledge, leading bird walks that are as fun as they are informative. Don’t miss this chance to hear his tales of adventures with binoculars!
We will meet at Highland Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall – 2381 Cloverdale Avenue, WS, NC 27103. Enter the building through the wide, white middle door that borders the parking lot; not the Cloverdale entrance that faces the church.
Social time begins at 6:30, program begins at 7:00 PM

Nature Program
2025-06-04 10:00 - 11:00 | Yadkin County Public Library, 1142 Crystal Lane, Yadkinville
Nature Program with Yadkin County Public Library

Green Homes Tour
2025-06-07 11:00 | Enterprise Center, 1922 S Martin Luther King Jr Dr., Winston-Salem, NC

Second Saturday Bird Outing
2025-06-14 08:00 - 10:00 | Horizons Park, 2835 Memorial Industrial School Road, Germanton, NC, 27019, United States
Join outing leader Allison Gagnon at Horizons Park for our June Second Saturday Bird Outing. This outing will be on June 14 at 8:00 AM. We will be on the lookout for species such as Eastern Meadowlark and Scarlet Tanager. We also will be searching for resident breeding species.

Monday Bird Outing
2025-06-23 09:00 - 11:00 | Piedmont Environmental Center, 1220 Penny Rd, High Point, NC, 27265
Join walk leader Catherine Wandell at the Piedmont Environmental Center for our June Monday Bird Outing. This outing will be on June 23 at 9:00 AM.

Gateway Nature Preserve Bird Walk
2025-06-28 08:30 - 10:30 | NC
Join us for Gateway Nature Preserve’s bird walk on Saturday, June 28, 2025, from 8:30 -10:30 AM. Audubon Society member Doug Deneve will lead the morning exploration of the preserve’s trails, including the newly opened Meadow Hiking Trail.

Birds & Beers - Monthly Dinner
2025-07-08 18:00 - 19:30 | River Birch Lodge, 3324 Robinhood Rd, Winston-Salem, NC, United States
We will meet at 6:00 pm on Tuesday, July 8th, at River Birch Lodge on Robinhood Road, https://riverbirchlodge.com. Our group reservation will be under Forsyth Audubon. We will be indoors in air conditioned comfort.
There is no formal program, just a fun get together to share conversation about birds, nature, conservation or anything else that comes up. Come for a drink and/or a meal. There is a full menu of appetizers, sandwiches and dinner entrees.
Please let us know right away if you plan to attend. You can submit your RSVP using the following link: https://forsythaudubon.org/dinner-reservations/
If you need to cancel, you can use that same link to update your RSVP.

Second Saturday Bird Outing
2025-07-13 08:00 - 10:00 | Tanglewood Park Yadkin River Trail, 4061 Clemmons Road, Clemmons, NC, 27012, United States
Join us on Saturday, July 12th, 2025 for the Second Saturday bird walk. We will be returning to one of our favorite locations – the Yadkin River Nature Trail at Tanglewood Park. At this time of year we will be looking for all of our summer residents and breeding birds, as well as fledglings still being fed by their attentive parents. Please meet trip leader Kerry Eckhardt in the gravel parking area at Skilpot Lake, near the gated entrance to the road leading toward the BMX track, at 8:00 AM.

Monday Bird Outing
2025-07-28 08:00 - 10:00 | NC
Join us at the Riverbluff’s Trail at Hanging Rock State Park for our monthly Monday bird outing! More details coming soon.

August Second Saturday Bird Outing
2025-08-02 08:00 - 2025-08-09 10:30 | Newell-Massey Greenway, 3584 Winston Lake Rd, Winston-Salem, NC, 27105, United States
Join us at the Newell-Massey Greenway for our Second Saturday Bird Outing, led by Rob Rogers. Details forthcoming.
