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 UTC | 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.

Monthly Dinner
2025-05-13 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.

Young Birders Outing
2025-05-24 09:00 - 11:00 UTC | 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 UTC | 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 UTC | 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 UTC | Yadkin County Public Library, 1142 Crystal Lane, Yadkinville
Nature Program with Yadkin County Public Library

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

Second Saturday Bird Outing
2025-06-14 08:00 - 10:00 UTC | 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 UTC | 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 UTC | 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 UTC | 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 UTC | 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 UTC | 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 UTC | 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.

Monthly Chapter Meeting
2025-08-20 08:00 - 17:00 UTC | Highland Presbyterian Activity building, 2381 Cloverdale Avenue, Winston-Salem, NC, 27103, United States
Join us for our January chapter meeting at the Highland Presbyterian Activity building!

September Monthly Dinner
2025-09-09 18:00 UTC | River Birch Lodge, 3324 Robinhood Rd, Winston-Salem, NC, United States
We will meet at 6:00 PM on Tuesday, September 9th, at River Birch Lodge on Robinhood Road, https://riverbirchlodge.com. Our group reservation will be under Forsyth Audubon.
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.
To be fair to the restaurant, we will release tables that are not occupied at 6:30pm, so please arrive promptly. All are welcome. We hope to see familiar faces, new birders, family and friends again.

September Second Saturday Bird Walk
2025-09-13 08:00 UTC | Miller Park, 2641 Queen St, Winston Salem, NC, 27103, United States
Our monthly Second Saturday Bird walk in September will be at one of our long-time favorite birding locations – Miller Park. Plan to join trip leader Allison Gagnon on September 13 for what should be a lovely stroll through this beautiful city park in the Ardmore neighborhood. The park is well-known as a good location for warblers, thrushes, etc. Fall migration should be well underway, so who knows what we might see? We’ll meet in the Queen Street parking lot at 8:00 AM. (2641-2649 Queen St, Winston-Salem, NC 27103) See you there!

Chimney Swift Night Out
2025-09-14 19:30 - 20:30 UTC | Northwest Middle School, 5501 Murray Road, Winston-Salem, 27106, United States
When: Sunday, September 14, 2025
Where: Northwest Middle School (side parking lot)5501 Murray Road, Winston-Salem, NC 27106
What to Bring: folding chair, favorite beverage and snack, camera, binoculars* (*loaner pairs available)
What to Expect: During migration, hundreds or even thousands of Chimney Swifts gather and then descend into this chimney just as it becomes dark. Come to socialize and learn about these amazing relatives of hummingbirds, and share with friends an annual phenomenon of nature.
Rain Date: TBD

Introduction to Hawk Watch
2025-09-16 18:00 - 19:00 UTC | Clemmons Branch Library, 6365 James St., Clemmons, NC, 27012, United States
What’s a Hawk Watch? What’s the difference between an observer and a counter? How do I know that speck on the horizon is a Broad-winged Hawk? Or are you a veteran that wants to refresh your memory in preparation for the year? Join us on September 16th from 6-7 PM at the Clemmons Branch Library (6365 James St, Clemmons, NC 27012) for an Introduction to Pilot Mountain’s Hawk Watch and learn how you can get involved! No experience necessary!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B4FA5AA28ABFACE9-58295354-introduction

Hawk Watch
2025-09-19 10:00 - 2025-09-30 17:00 (America/Halifax) | Pilot Mountain State Park
Join us at the 2025 Pilot Mountain Hawk Watch! We will be counting hawks and other raptors at the Little Pinnacle at Pilot Mountain September 19th – 30th.
We count in two shifts each day: 10:00 am – 2:00 pm and 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm, but you can come at any time for as long as you like.
Everyone is welcome. No experience necessary. Read about the history of the watch on our website at https://forsythaudubon.org/hawk-watch/
For more information and to sign up, contact Jean Chamberlain at jchamberlain1@windstream.net.

September Fourth Monday Bird Walk
2025-09-22 00:00 UTC | Horizons Park, 2835 Memorial Industrial School Road, Germanton, NC, 27019, United States
Forsyth Audubon’s Fourth Monday birdwalk for September will take place on September 22 at Horizons Park. Historically, late September is a wonderful time to visit this spawling rural park. Fall migration is at its peak, and the birding can be really special there. Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, tanagers, thrushes, warblers, and other migrants have been observed at Horizons at this time of year. Two years ago we even had Philadelphia Vireos show up! (Absolutely no promises on those, though.)

Join trip leader Ga Baliga at 8:00 AM in the parking lot on the south side of the road (2835 Memorial Industrial School Rd, Germanton, NC 27019) for what should be a wonderful morning of birding.

Monthly Chapter Meeting
2025-09-23 18:00 - 20:30 UTC | Highland Presbyterian Activity building, 2381 Cloverdale Avenue, Winston-Salem, NC, 27103, United States
Our monthly chapter meetings resume in September!
Speaker: David Collins
Talk: Birds of Alaska – Nome, Utqiagvik, and St. Paul Island
Please join us at the Hyland Presbyterian Activity Building to hear local photographer David Collins discuss the birds of his dreams- Eider Ducks, Pacific Puffins, and Ptarmigans in Nome, Utqiagvik, and St. Paul Island, Alaska.

Apple Fest
2025-09-27 10:00 - 16:00 UTC | Bethabara Visitor Center, 2147 Bethabara Road, Winston-Salem, NC, 27106, United States
Apple Fest is September 27th, 10 AM – 4 PM! Click this link, pick your shift and join the FUN. We’ll have a new display and activities to share. Sign up today!

September Young Birders Walk
2025-09-28 09:00 (America/Halifax) | Greenbrier Community Pool, 4233 Greenbrier Farm Rd, Winston-Salem, NC, 27106, United States
Meeting location: Parking lot next to Greenbrier Community Pool on Greenbrier Farm Road, Winston-Salem
Chris Marsh and Jessica Tate will co-lead the season’s first Young Birder’s Walk on a section of the greenway that parallels Mill Creek. This section of the greenway is paved and has excellent habitat for birds, butterflies, wildflowers and turtles (if it is sunny). Binoculars will be provided. Youth of all ages are invited as well as those who are just young at heart!
Link to location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/DRTk3twq6cCw1cDH7
Questions? Email Chris Marsh at cmarshlci@gmail.com

Miller Park Invasive Removal - The Big Sweep
2025-10-04 09:00 - 12:00 UTC | Miller Park, 2641 Queen St, Winston Salem, NC, 27103, United States
Keep Winston Beautiful’s annual fall cleanup, The Big Sweep, is right around the corner! Join us at Miller Park to remove invasive plant species in conjunction with this wonderful city-wide event.
Meet at Shelter 5 at 9 am, 2500 Queen St. 27103
Register here – https://www.eventbrite.com/e/big-sweep-invasive-plant-removal-miller-park-tickets-1734107655679
All supplies are provided, and trash will be hauled off – we just need people to pitch in and help tidy up our city! If you can’t make it, consider donating to KWSB and help us purchase supplies for this event. Donate here

Birding Basics for Millennials
2025-10-04 10:00 - 11:30 UTC | Southside Branch Library, 3185 Buchanan St, Winston Salem, NC, 27127, United States
Have you “heard the call” but don’t know how to get started on your birding journey? Join Rob Rogers on October 4th at 10 AM at the Southside Library for a fun and informative workshop on all the technology, skills, and resources you’ll need to have your first successful bird outing. We’ll conclude the workshop with a short bird walk through the woods on the library grounds, where you will have a chance to apply your newfound expertise.

Bird Watching 101: An Introduction to Backyard Birds
2025-10-06 08:30 - 10:00 UTC | Paul J. Ciener Botanical Garden, 215 S Main St, Kernersville, NC, 27284, United States
Join Rob Rogers at the beautiful Paul J. Ciener Botanical Garden to lean about the different birds in your back yard. This program will begin with a brief introduction into birdwatching and then move outside to put your new skills to the test!
REGISTER HERE for this free workshop!

eBird 201 with Rob Rogers
2025-10-09 19:00 - 20:30 UTC | NC
Join Rob Rogers for eBird 201 on October 9 at 7pm! This is an advanced program for those already using eBird. You’ll learn to color counties, chase birds, explore new areas, navigate hotspots, and personal locations. The location will be sent to participants. Only 12 spaces are available, so sign-up now!
This event will be in a private home. The address will updated over email to participants.
https://www.mobilize.us/audubon-chapters/event/840450/
