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17.05.2024

|By Chris Robinson

	December 2024
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1	2	3	4	5	6	7 LGBTQ+ Prairie Ridge Birding LGBTQ+ Prairie Ridge Birding 07.12.2024 9:00 am - 10:30 am Prairie Ridge Ecostation, 1671 Gold Star Dr, Raleigh, NC 27607, USA Registration is open via link below. LGBTQ+ and allies: Let’s Go Birding Together at Prairie Ridge Ecostation! Saturday, December 7, 9 - 10:30 a.m. (arrive at 8:45 if you need binoculars) RSVP to this event here on Meetup. Or off-Meetup via this form if you prefer to keep your RSVP private. Sponsors: Wake Audubon and Field Inclusive Inc., in partnership with the LGBT Center of Raleigh and the NC Museum of Natural Sciences. Let’s commence December with another affirming and inclusive bird outing. We welcome the LGBTQ+ community, allies, families, and anyone who wants to enjoy an outdoor experience that is inclusive. Why? Because the outdoors has not always been a welcoming place for persons who identify as LGBTQ+. Wake Audubon, Field Inclusive and The LGBT Center of Raleigh seek to help change that. The pace of this walk will be specifically geared towards building our beginner birding skills; birders of all talents are welcome. We’ll take a leisurely stroll along gently sloped grassy trails through prairie grassland and bottomland forest, and see and listen for the various birds to be found among the habitats. The unpaved path is 1 mile or so depending on our pace. Borrow binoculars from us or bring your own. If borrowing binoculars, please arrive at 8:45 to be provided a pair and receive personalized help to focus them for your eyesight. Driving directions: GPS to 1671 Gold Star Dr., Raleigh. Entrance is a short distance down Gold Star Dr. from Reedy Creek Rd. Turn onto the gravel drive and parking area. You'll see Wake Audubon's chimney swift roost tower to the right. Park, then meet at the top left of the lot at the pass-through gate into the grasslands. Two all-gender restrooms are onsite a short distance from this pass-through. What bird species frequent the Park? Check out Prairie Ridge Ecostation bird sightings ahead of us adding a checklist of our own on ebird.org. Our leader is Kyra Thurow Bartow (she/her), 919-971-8648, with co-leaders along to help with optics and bird sightings. Questions ahead? Reach Wake Audubon board member and Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging co-chair Rick LaRose (he/him) at [email protected] We’re looking forward to birding together with you on December 7! Wake Audubon advocates wildlife, nature and environmental conservation with a commitment to providing activities where all can safely access and celebrate nature as their authentic selves. Field Inclusive, Inc. amplifies and supports marginalized and historically excluded field biologists and envisions a world in which the outdoors feels safe and welcoming regardless of personal identity. The LGBT Center of Raleigh envisions an inclusive world where LGBTQ+ people are thriving, equal, and valued members of society. See more details •
8	9	10 Wake Audubon: Legacy of the Christmas Bird Count Wake Audubon: Legacy of the Christmas Bird Count 10.12.2024 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Nature Research Center, 121 W Jones St, Raleigh, NC 27603, USA Wake Audubon Monthly Meeting: Legacy of the Christmas Bird Count (Meeting is In Person and Zoom) Time: Tuesday, December 10, 2024, 7:30 - 9:00 pm Nature Research Center, 121 W. Jones St, Raleigh, NC 27601 Topic: The Legacy of the Christmas Bird Count Speaker is Dr. Brian O'Shea, Collections Manager, Ornithology, North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. For more information, see: https://www.audubon.org/community-science/christmas-bird-count Location: In-person + Zoom Place: In-person + Virtual Location: NC Museum of Natural Sciences: Nature Research Center, 121 W Jones St, Raleigh, NC - 4th floor meeting room Park (for free after 6:30 pm) and walk to the main museum entrance on Jones Street, just to the right of the giant globe. Since the NCSM is closed at night, someone will be at the door ONLY from 7 to 7:45 to let you in, so be on time. Take the elevator to the fourth floor meeting room. The east-facing entrance to the "old wing" of the museum will not be used. If you feel unwell, please stay home and enjoy our presentation over Zoom. Join the Zoom meeting Meeting code: 831 3786 5298 Password: 4Birds = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = We hope you will help us by joining Wake Audubon and National Audubon! http://wakeaudubon.org/get-involved/join/ See more details •	11	12	13	14 Wendell Park with Frank Wendell Park with Frank 14.12.2024 8:30 am - 10:00 am Wendell Park, West 3rd Street, Wendell, NC BIRD OUTING: Frank is back and ready to bird on December 14, 2024, from 8:30 to 10:00. Location: Wendell Community Park, 601 West 3rd Street, Wendell, NC This birdwalk repeats on the second Saturday of most months. Check Meetup and wakeaudubon.org calendars for updates. Wendell Park is one of our easternmost Wake County hotspots. It has a range of habitats. It tends to get plenty of winter birds if conditions are right (not windy). Technically, an RSVP is not required for this birdwalk, but it is helpful.  Park in the grassy field on the left. Look for people with binoculars. Wendell Park ebird hotspot: http://ebird.org/ebird/hotspot/L5460345 Thank you for your interest in birding with others. Our Meetup is FREE to you and supported by Wake Audubon. We hope you will support us by joining Wake Audubon Society ($20 per year) and by donations and by volunteering. See http://wakeaudubon.org/support/ for more informat See more details •
15	16	17	18	19	20	21 Raleigh Christmas Count Raleigh Christmas Count 21.12.2024 7:00 am - 3:00 pm Dec. 21: Field Trip 125th Annual Christmas Bird Count. New date is Saturday, December 21. Join a team as we cover the Raleigh count circle once again for the world’s largest and longest-running wildlife survey, and Citizen Scientist project. Contact: Brian O’Shea, [email protected]. See more details •
22	23	24	25	26	27	28 Hilltop-Needmore Park (North) Bird Outing Hilltop-Needmore Park (North) Bird Outing 28.12.2024 8:30 am - 10:30 am Hilltop Needmore Town Park & Preserve, 4621 Shady Greens Dr, Fuquay-Varina, NC 27526, USA Free Bird Outing with Wake Audubon at Hilltop-Needmore Park NORTH 4621 Shady Greens Drive, Fuquay-Varina, NC 27526 Leaders: Larry Zoller and Kyra Thurow Bartow Location: Lower Clubhouse Parking Lot Date: Saturday, DECEMBER 28, 2024, 8:30 to 10:30 AM Come join Wake Audubon for a winter morning bird walk on the North Trail. The walk is leisurely with frequent stops for birds. There are elevation changes but we often stop to enjoy birds. Please wear shoes for walking on a dew covered grassy fairway. Anyone 6 years and up are welcome to join us! Note that we have moved this walk to the fourth Saturday of most months. Ebird hotspot site: https://ebird.org/hotspot/L16295752 Let's Go Birding! See more details •
29 Joyner Birding For All on Sunday Joyner Birding For All on Sunday 29.12.2024 8:30 am - 10:30 am Joyner Park, 27587, 701 Harris Rd, Wake Forest, NC 27587, USA Birding For All: Joyner Park Join Wake Audubon for birding for all at the 117-acre E Carroll Joyner Park, on SUNDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2024 from 8:30 to about 10:30 a.m. (Note: no December walk at Bass Lake, but the location should return in January 2025). All parts of the birding outing will be on paved surfaces without stairs or steep inclines, thus anyone needing wheels or walkers to move around can join us. Handicapped restrooms available. Leader is Erla Beegle ([email protected] or 919-673-6136). I drive a white 2020 Subaru Forester, license plate 0PTMYSTC. Meet in the main parking lot near the kiosk that looks like a miniature covered bridge. The address is 701 Harris Road, Wake Forest (one mile east of Capital Boulevard and three miles north of 98/Capital interchange). Turn right (east) on Harris and follow Harris Road for about a half-mile and the park appears on your right. The first entrance is for the community center; continue to the main (second) entrance, which has a large sign. The park has paved trails and this is a handicapped -accessible outing. The outing is welcome to everyone. Accessible restroom near parking lot. The park is open dawn to dusk so you can arrive earlier than 8 am For more information on Birdability which is a trademarked name, visit: https://ebird.org/news/support-accessible-inclusive-outdoor-spaces-with-birdability-week-2021 Ebird information on birds sighted at Joyner: http://ebird.org/ebird/hotspot/L1057149 = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Our Wake Audubon bird outings are free and open to the general public. Children are welcome at most events when accompanied by an adult. Thank you for your interest in birding with others. Our Meetup is FREE to you and supported by Wake Audubon. We hope you will support us by joining Wake Audubon Society ($20 per year) and by donations and by volunteering. See http://wakeaudubon.org/support/ for more information. See more details •	30	31