Last year Wake Audubon and the Museum led a trip to the Outer Banks that included an evening tour via boat to the Mann’s Harbor Bridge to watch the Purple Martins come in to roost, and it was a blast!! Over 100,000 birds flying in is quite spectacular. The folks at Coastal Carolina Purple Martin Society are offering this trip again July 24 and 31st.
The trip is an evening cruise out of Manteo over to the bridge and back. Besides birds there is a chance you will get a pretty sunset! You must reserve your spot in advance. Details below:
Saturday, July 24 (reserve by July 21)
Saturday, July 31 (reserve by July 28)
Join a guided sunset tour to the breathtaking Manns Harbor purple martin roost aboard the Crystal Dawn. Come enjoy the views, learn about the roost, and see 100,000+ birds up close!
*Reserve your seat now!
*Tickets: $30 per person
*Full refund if cancelled by weather ***
*Depart at 6:00 p.m. from Crystal Dawn dock at Pirate’s Cove Marina, Nags Head-Manteo Causeway.
*Returns at approximately 10 p.m.
*Light refreshments available (or bring your own).
*Use a credit card or Paypal instant transfer via our donation button to purchase tickets. Please make a payment of $30 per ticket and note what day you are reserving.
*Or send your check to:
Coastal Carolina Purple Martin Society
PO Box 172 Manns Harbor, NC 27953
*Please provide your contact information: phone # & email address.
*Call (252) 394-6205 for further information, and to let us know if you will be paying by check via mail.
***all other cancellations of no-shows cannot be refunded and will be considered general donations to the Coastal Carolina Purple Martin Society.
For more information, check out their site!
PUBLIC HEARING about Falls Lake–Thursday, July 1st at 7:00pm
Campbell Lodge at Durant Nature Park–3237 Spottswood Street – Raleigh, NC 27615
According to the Neuse Riverkeeper Foundation, Falls Lake suffers from an unhealthy amount of nutrients within its waters. The N.C Division of Water Quality has been working closely with stakeholders in hopes of developing a new set of rules that will help to protect and restore our beloved Falls Lake back to health. Therefore, this Thursday is the time and place to come out and HAVE YOUR VOICE HEARD; please don’t let these new rules be put into place without first having your say!!
Remember, there is a great deal at stake here, please let the DWQ know your thoughts and opinions regarding the wellness of such an important asset for the inhabitants of the Raleigh/Wake County area.
For more information on the Neuse Riverkeeper Foundation-
http://neuseriver.org/neuseissuesandfacts/fallslake.html
For more information on the Public Hearings-
http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wq/ps/nps/fallslake
ATTN: The Lumber River trip scheduled for June 5th-6th is now a ONE DAY event that will take place on Friday, June 5th from 7am-5pm. Please make note of this change and make sure to join us for a wonderful day of birding and paddling down one of the 10 natural wonders of North Carolina!
www.meetup.com/Wake-Audubon-Meetup/calendar/13402037
Contact Sean Higgins for more details
Departure Time: 7:00 AM from the NC Museum of Natural Sciences, 11 West Jones Street, Raleigh
THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Birds, Birds and Humpback Whales
12 – Day Birding & Natural History Trip: January 14 – January 25, 2011
Day 1 – Friday, January 14: Raleigh/Durham to our US Gateway City and on to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Our adventure begins at Raleigh/Durham International airport with our flight to Miami. Please arrive at RDU no later than two hours prior to our scheduled departure time. Dave Davenport and John Gerwin will be there to meet you and help you get checked in. Upon arrival at Miami’s International Airport we will transfer to our departure gate for our flight to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Once we arrive in the Dominican Republic we will clear customs and immigration before we meet Kate Wallace, our guide/driver, and transfer to the Hotel Palacio. The rest of the afternoon will be free to relax prior to dinner. After dinner we will return to our rooms at the hotel for a night of much needed rest. The Hotel Palacio occupies a 17th century mansion complete with stone-walled walkways and an interior courtyard. The rooms are comfortable and the service is excellent. (D)
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Wake Audubon volunteers supervised the efforts of 20 engineering students from North Carolina State University to remove invasive plants at Anderson Point Park on Saturday, March 27. Raleigh Parks staff followed our groups as we moved through the woods and helped by safely applying herbicide on each of the cut stems.
In total we cut or pulled 3000 individual Privet and/or Eleagnus plants from the park during our 3-hour effort. We also pruned dead stems from the remnant population of Mountain Laurel, and added a mulch and peat moss topdressing for those shrubs and the Galax that carpets the forest floor among them. All in all it was a wonderfully successful partnership.
Special thanks to those Wake Audubon volunteers who helped with these efforts: Erik Thomas, Sue and Dan Harvey, and Valerie Waters. John Connors
The bird banding day scheduled for March 27 is full. Cathy Fergen, the coordinator, is accepting names for a wait list in case anyone drops out.
