2022 "Best Birds" ReportOf the 22 candidates that met the criteria for Guilford County's 2022 Bird of the Year, George Wheaton narrows the field to 13 that historically have been reported five or fewer times. To learn this year's choice, read George's article here.
PBC Minigrant Recipients For 2022-23PBC'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:
All Saints Episcopal Church, Greensboro Purchase oak trees and soil amendments as part of an ongoing project to rebuild the tree canopy in the churchyard. University of NC, Greensboro (undergraduate student) Purchase supplies for an undergraduate research study of bird collisions at UNCG campus buildings. Randolph Co./Asheboro YMCA Purchase Bluebird nest boxes, a birdbath, and wildflower seeds to improve bird habitat and native plantings at the Community Outreach Garden behind the YMCA. Greensboro Parks Foundation Purchase Bluebird nest boxes and a spotting scope to improve the Downtown Greenway’s natural environment and support environmental education. Applications for the 2023-24 cycle will be available in September, 2023. For more information on the PBC Minigrant Program, click here. 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 Birders
The 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.
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2022 Christmas Bird Count ReportThe first official Christmas Bird Count in Greensboro was held in December, 1941, making our 2022 count the 81st. Fifty-five birders took part in the count, putting in a total of 65 miles on foot and 299 miles by car. A total of 14,855 birds were counted, comprising 97 species – one of the largest total counts and species counts we’ve had in the last 25 years. For more details, including the complete count list, read the article here.
Full details about each activity will be sent to PBC members via the email listserv. If you are not a PBC member and would like information about any of these activities, please check the calendar or click here to send us an inquiry using the Contact Form.
Thursday, February 9 – Program: "Preventing Bird Window Collisions at the NC Zoo" (joint meeting with T. Gilbert Pearson Audubon Society)
Saturday, February 11 – Conservation: Winter Wipeout Litter Cleanup at Price Park Wednesday, February 15 – Field Trip: Audubon Natural Area Friday-Monday, February 17-20 – Conservation: Annual Great Backyard Bird Count Saturday, March 4 – Field Trip: NC A&T University Farm Thursday, March 16 – Program: "Winter Hummingbirds in North Carolina" 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 2022-23 page. Check out the reports to see what we've been spotting.
To view reports from the full range of PBC activities from this year and prior years, see the listings under the Reports tab in the menu bar. PBC 2021-22 Program Recordings are Available OnlineDuring its 2021-22 activity year, the PBC conducted six programs featuring expert speakers on a variety of topics from the Purple Martin and identifying bird nests to helping Tanzanian Vultures and birding in Iceland. These programs were conducted on the Zoom online meeting platform and were recorded to allow later viewing.
To see a list of all of PBC's programs for the 2021-22 program year with links to the recordings, click here. 
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