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Early Bird at Durant Nature Preserve (registration required off Meetup)
Saturday, July 5, 2025, 8 am - 9:30 am
Register Off-site only: Requires a login and password:
Login FIRST at https://ncraleighweb.myvscloud.com/webtrac/web/splash.html
THEN register for this free event at:
https://ncraleighweb.myvscloud.com/webtrac/web/iteminfo.html?Module=AR&FMID=360357790
Workshop code is 'DUNPEARLYBIRD"

Grab your binoculars and meet us at beautiful Durant Nature Preserve’s SOUTH entrance (3237 Spottswood Street · Raleigh, NC) for a bird-watching hike led by Wake Audubon guest naturalist, Lynn Erla Beegle. Spend your morning watching and learning about birds that prefer forests and thickets edges on this approximately 1.5 mile hike. For beginning and advanced birders. Bring your binoculars, or borrow a pair of ours. Pre-registration is required. Limited to City of Raleigh residents.

Meet in the SOUTH parking lot at Durant Nature Preserve 3237 Spottswood Street Raleigh (note there is also a north parking lot on Camp Durant Road but you cannot drive from one lot to the other).

Grassland Planting at Dix Park July 9 NEW DATE!
Wake Audubon members are encouraged to represent our chapter at this grassland planting at Dorothea Dix park with local landscape architect and Artist in Residence, Preston Montague. There are multiple dates to get involved—the primary dates are July 9, 10, 11, from 9 AM - Noon. Registration and liability agreement are required and are at the link:

https://www.cervistech.com/acts/console.php?console_id=0105&console_type=event_list&ht=1&event_id=2895&res_code=4Tb9bG

This installation will help offset grassland habitat loss in other parts of the park and the city.
Dates are filling up fast! Details will be supplied to you at the link.
The address is the Dorothea Dix Park, the Stone Houses at 840 Umstead Drive, Raleigh NC. Meetup is unable to change the name of an established locati

Grassland Planting at Dix Park July 10 NEW DATE!
Wake Audubon members are encouraged to represent our chapter at this grassland planting at Dorothea Dix park with local landscape architect and Artist in Residence, Preston Montague. There are multiple dates to get involved—the primary dates are July 10, 11, from 9 AM - Noon. Registration and liability agreement are required and are at the link:

https://www.cervistech.com/acts/console.php?console_id=0105&console_type=event_list&ht=1&event_id=2895&res_code=4Tb9bG

This installation will help offset grassland habitat loss in other parts of the park and the city.
Dates are filling up fast! Details will be supplied to you at the link.
The address is the Dorothea Dix Park, the Stone Houses at 840 Umstead Drive, Raleigh NC. Meetup is unable to change the name of an established locati

Grassland Planting at Dix Park July 11 NEW DATE!
Wake Audubon members are encouraged to represent our chapter at this grassland planting at Dorothea Dix park with local landscape architect and Artist in Residence, Preston Montague. There are multiple dates to get involved—the primary date is July 11, from 9 AM - Noon. Registration and liability agreement are required and are at the link:

https://www.cervistech.com/acts/console.php?console_id=0105&console_type=event_list&ht=1&event_id=2895&res_code=4Tb9bG

This installation will help offset grassland habitat loss in other parts of the park and the city.
Dates are filling up fast! Details will be supplied to you at the link.
The address is the Dorothea Dix Park, the Stone Houses at 840 Umstead Drive, Raleigh NC. Meetup is unable to change the name of an established locati

Title: Exploring Moth Diversity in Wake County, NC: Survey Techniques & Conservation Insights
Trip Leader(s): Thomas Reed
Date: July 12, 2025 @ 8:00 PM
Location: Lake Crabtree County Park, 1400 Aviation Pkwy, Morrisville

Description: Experience the wonders of nocturnal insect life at Lake Crabtree County Park on July 12th with a special after-hours light sheeting survey. Using a combination of MV and Black lights, participants will attract and observe a diverse array of moths and other invertebrates up close. This hands-on event offers a rare chance to explore the park after dark while learning about the unique diversity that can be observed in an urban park. 

Guided by Wake County Open Space Manager, Thomas Reed, attendees will gain insights into moth diversity, identification, and conservation while contributing to ongoing survey efforts in the park.
Children must be accompanied by adults. No pets. Park closes at dusk, so participants must register. 

Required RSVP/Registration Process:
Online Registration:

Field Trip Leader: Wildlife biologist and naturalist Thomas Reed specializes in reptiles, amphibians, and invertebrates, with a strong passion for conservation and fieldwork. He is the Open Space Manager for Wake County Government.

Update 06/04/2025 by Erla Beegle

Wake Audubon Book Club
Tuesday, July 15, 2025, 6:45 pm to 8:15 pm
Starbucks, 204 Crossroads Blvd, Cary, NC 27518

 We will be discussing Wild New World by Dan Flores. It’s an eye-opening account of the biological changes in North America since the arrival of humans, from mammoths to the Ivory-billed Woodpecker. Winner of the 2023 Rachel Carson Environment Book Award and 
Winner of the 2023 National Outdoor Book Award for Natural History Lerature.

Our next meeting will be Tuesday, September 16 at 6:45, and the book will be chosen at the July meeting. Please bring a readily-available book to suggest for our next Book Club meeting. Thanks

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,  JULY 26, 2025,  8:30 to 10:30 AM

Come join Wake Audubon for an early spring 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!

The path we take includes steep inclines, but no stairs.

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!

Join Jessica W and  Wake Audubon for a Bird Outing at Bass Lake on Sunday, JULY 27, 2025,  8:15 
The park opens at 8 am. The address is 900 Bass Lake Road, Holly Springs, NC (note that this is the main parking lot, not the smaller lot on another road). Meet on the trail near the restrooms. This  2+ mile walk on unpaved trails begins at 8:15 and ends by 10:30. 
**This outing is on soft trails. We might cover the east side of the lake and walk to the adjacent Sugg Farm. Wear shoes that can take a bit of mud as the trail is still being repaired after Helene. 
Leader is Jessica Williams ([email protected], 913-424-5062).