2023 "Best Birds" ReportOf the 20 candidates that met the criteria for Guilford County's 2023 Bird of the Year, George Wheaton narrows the field to 7 that historically have been reported five or fewer times. To read George's article and learn this year's choice, click here.
Full details about each activity are in the PBC Yearbook and will be announced to PBC members via the email listserv. If you are not a PBC member and would like information about any of these activities, please visit the online calendar or click here to send us an inquiry using the Contact Form.
Saturday, March 9 – Field Trip: NC A&T University Farm
Saturday, March 16 – Field Trip: Ridges Mountain Nature Preserve Thursday, March 21 – Program: “Native Plants: What are They and Can Anything be More” Sunday, March 24 – Conservation: Chimney Swift Tower Maintenance at Price Park Wednesday, March 27 – Field Trip: Price Park Saturday, April 6 – Field Trip: Glencoe Haw River Trail Saturday, April 13 – Conservation: Great American Cleanup Thursday, April 18 – Program: “Changing the Conservation Conversation” Thursday-Sunday, April 18-21 – Field Trip: SC Trip to Huntington Beach State Park and Georgetown Area Saturday, April 27 – Citizen Science: Spring Bird Count Saturday, May 4 – Social: Spring Social PBC Minigrant Recipients For 2023-24PBC's Minigrant Program provides an opportunity for the Club to invest in educational and conservation projects conducted by individuals or nonprofit organizations that promote the study and protection of birds and other natural resources in the Piedmont area. PBC awards minigrants up to $500, based on a simple application process. This year's recipients are:
P.L.A.C.E (Public Lands for Agricultural and Community Enrichment) Install Bluebird nest boxes and related educational signage at the County Farm Friends Home West Install Bluebird boxes, and possibly a Purple Martin house Guilford County Extension Master Gardeners Add a continuous flow bird watering station to the pond at their demonstration garden on Burlington Road Applications for the 2024-25 cycle will be available in September, 2024. For more information on the PBC Minigrant Program, click here. Check Out Our Field Trip ReportsAfter a PBC field trip, the trip coordinator provides a short summary of the trip, including species seen and other interesting information. These are posted on the Field Trips 2023-24 page. Reports from last year's trips are on the Field Trips 2022-23 page. Check out the reports to see what we've been spotting.
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Looking for Places to Bird in Guilford County, NC?Check out the Finding Birds in Guilford County section of our website. PBC member Dennis Burnette put together descriptions of 28 sites across the county that are publicly-accessible and present a variety of habitats for birding.
The site pages have driving instructions, a general description of the site, photos, and birds you might see. Many pages have a trail map for the site. There are also stop-by-stop instructions for a birding tour of Greensboro’s lakes.
Whether you’re a visitor, new to the area, or just looking for someplace different to go birding, the Finding Birds guide is a great resource. Click here to start checking out the locations. Piedmont Young BirdersThe Piedmont Young Birders is an organization for high school and middle school students, sponsored jointly by the Piedmont Bird Club and the T. Gilbert Pearson Audubon Society. It is an excellent opportunity for our members to share their love of birds and the natural world with the next generation. Meetings consist of a combination of guided activities to learn about birds and spending time discovering and identifying birds first-hand. Membership is open to students in the Triad area in grades 6-12.
For more information, send an email to piedmontyoungbirders@gmail.com or click here and send us an inquiry using the Contact Form. Join Us
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