Forsyth Audubon Board Meeting
2024-12-04 | NC
December Board Meeting

Monthly Dinner
2024-12-10 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-01-14 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-02-11 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-03-11 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-04-08 18:00 - 20:00 UTC | 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.

Second Saturday Bird Outing
2024-12-14 09:00 - 11:00 | Reynolda, 144 Reynolda Village Way, Winston-Salem, 27106
The Second Saturday Bird Outing will be at Reynolda, on December 14th. Meet our leader, Rob Rogers, at the Boat House at 9:00 AM. In addition to birds on the lake, we will look for winter visitors in the woods and fields.

Forsyth Audubon Christmas Bird Count
2024-12-28 | NC
Forsyth Audubon will have their Christmas Bird Count on December 28, 2024.

Forsyth Audubon Board Meeting
2025-01-07 | NC
January Board Meeting

Forsyth Audubon Winter Trip
2025-01-17 - 2025-01-20 | NC
Join us for our Winter Trip at the Outer Banks! Use the following link to enquire about more details and we will get back to you!

Winter Trip 2025

Second Saturday Bird Outing
2025-01-18 09:00 - 11:00 | Salem Lake – Marina Parking Lot, 815 Salem Lake Road, Winston-Salem, NC, 27107, United States
Join outing leader Doug DeNeve on Saturday, January 11th at 9:00 AM, for our Second Saturday Bird Outing! We will meet at the Salem Lake Marina which has a great opportunity to show different winter residents, gulls, and waterfowl.

Young Birders Outing
2025-01-25 10:00 - 12:00 | Salem Lake – Marina Parking Lot, 815 Salem Lake Road, Winston-Salem, NC, 27107, United States
Young Birders Outing at Salem Lake! Meet at the Salem Lake Marina on Saturday, January 25 at 10:00 AM.
We strongly suggest that everyone wear sturdy, closed-toe shoes. It is a good idea to bring snacks and a beverage.

All young birders must be accompanied by a responsible adult. Young Birders of ALL AGES are welcome and encouraged to attend!

Monday Bird Outing
2025-01-27 09:00 - 11:00 | Tanglewood Park Yadkin River Trail, 4061 Clemmons Road, Clemmons, NC, 27012, United States
Join us Monday, January 27th at 9:00 AM for our Monday Bird Outing! Meet at the gravel parking lot at the start of the Yadkin River Nature Trail, opposite Skilpot Lake/Shelter 3, entrance to BMX bike track. Note: there is a $2 entrance fee to Tanglewood (parking at Dog Park is free and you can carpool in to the start). Bernie Carr will lead the walk. We expect to see winter sparrows, Red Headed Woodpeckers and a nice variety of other birds!

Monthly Chapter Meeting
2025-01-28 18:30 - 20:30 | Highland Presbyterian Activity building, 2381 Cloverdale Avenue, Winston-Salem, NC, 27103, United States
Join us on January 28, 2025 for our chapter meeting with Audubon North Carolina coastal biologist Lindsay Addison! Lindsay will update us on her work tracking coastal bird movements through banding Black Skimmers and putting data loggers on American Oystercatchers and Royal Terns.
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.

Forsyth Audubon Board Meeting
2025-02-04 | NC
February Board Meeting

Second Saturday Bird Outing
2025-02-08 09:00 - 11:00 | Salem Lake Trail – Linville Parking Area, Linville Road SE, Winston-Salem, NC, 27107, United States
Join us at Salem Lake’s Linville Road Parking Lot for our February Second Saturday Bird Outing. Ryan Goodman will lead the outing around the trails and lake looking for a number of waterfowl and wintering birds. Meet at the Salem Lake parking lot off of Linville Road at 9:00 AM on February 8, 2025.

Young Birders Outing
2025-02-22 10:00 - 12:00 | Quarry Park, 1790 Quarry Road, Winston-Salem, NC, 27107, United States
Join us for our February Young Birders Outing at Quarry Park! This will be a special outing led by Jeremy Reiskind, focusing on birds AND geology. Quarry park is a great place to find winter residents, and we might come across a Red-breasted Nuthatch.
We strongly suggest that everyone wear sturdy, closed-toe shoes. It is a good idea to bring snacks and a beverage.

All young birders must be accompanied by a responsible adult. Young Birders of ALL AGES are welcome and encouraged to attend!

Monday Bird Outing
2025-02-24 09:00 - 11:00 | Bethabara Visitor Center, 2147 Bethabara Road, Winston-Salem, NC, 27106, United States
Join us on February 24th at 9:00 AM for our February Monday Bird Outing! Meet outing leader Ann Newsome at the Bethabara Visitor Center.

Monthly Chapter Meeting
2025-02-25 18:30 - 20:30 | Highland Presbyterian Activity building, 2381 Cloverdale Avenue, Winston-Salem, NC, 27103, United States
From our backyards to the NC state government, birds need strong advocates! Please join us at our monthly chapter meeting to hear from North Carolina Audubon Policy Director, Zach Wallace.
Zach sets NC Audubon’s policy agenda and strategy to achieve bipartisan conservation and climate policy for birds.
Zach will update us on Audubon’s 2025 policy goals at the General Assembly and how we can all work together to protect birds and their habitat.
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

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

American Woodcock Second Saturday Bird Outing
2025-03-08 18:30 - 20:30 | 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!

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.
