PBC is Soliciting Applications for its 2025-26 Minigrant Program
The PBC Minigrant Program announces its 13th year of investing in educational and conservation projects that promote the study and protection of birds and other natural resources in the Piedmont region of North Carolina. Eligible projects are conducted by individuals, schools, or nonprofit organizations. PBC awards Minigrants up to $500 per project, based on a simple application process.

Minigrant projects can include a variety of activities, such as:
  • Bird boxes or birdhouses for a neighborhood park, school grounds, or other public area 
  • Sustainable native plantings to provide food and/or habitat for wildlife in a public space 
  • Educational materials for a class project, a scout badge, school or church nature club, etc. 

​Applications are due November 1, 2025 for projects to be carried out in January – July, 2026. Click here for more information, including an Information Sheet with details about the program, the simple two-page Application Form, and examples of previous awards.

Upcoming PBC Activities
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.
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Tue. Oct. 7 | Field Trip - Price Park
Sat. Oct.11 | Citizen Science - Bird Count: The Big Sit
Wed. Oct.15 | Field Trip - Guilford County Farm, Howerton Road
Thu. Oct.16 |Program - Michael Motsch, The Lives of Cassowaries
Sat.  Oct.18 | Community Event - Price Park Litter Cleanup
Thu. Oct. 23 | Field Trip - Richardson-Taylor Preserve
Sat.  Nov. 8 | Field Trip - Company Mill Preserve
Thu. Nov. 13 | Program - John Gladstone, Exploring Guilford County’s                       Preserves
Sat. Nov. 15 | Field Trip - Nichols Longleaf Pine Nature Preserve
Sun. Nov. 23 | Workshop - Introduction to Bird Counts

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.
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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.

2024 "Best Birds" Report

Of the 13 candidates that met the criteria for Guilford County's 2024 Bird of the Year, George Wheaton narrows the field to 8 that historically have been reported five or fewer times. To read George's article and learn this year's choice, click here.

Lights Out Greensboro

Every spring and fall, millions of birds journey along the Atlantic Flyway north to their breeding grounds and back south to their wintering grounds. The majority of them fly at night, using the moon and stars to navigate. However, as they pass over big cities along their way, they can become disoriented by bright artificial lights and skyglow, often causing them to collide with buildings or windows. Disoriented birds also expend a lot of energy while flying around and calling out in confusion. This exhaustion can then leave them vulnerable to other urban threats. 

The Audubon Society’s Lights Out initiative is a national effort to reduce this problem. The strategy is simple: by convincing building owners and managers to turn off excess lighting during the months migrating birds are flying overhead, we help to provide them safe passage between their nesting and wintering grounds.

The City of Greensboro has adopted Lights Out as a voluntary program. More information is available from the T Gilbert Pearson Audubon Society at this link.

Piedmont Young Birders

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Now in its seventh year, The Piedmont Young Birders is an
organization for students sponsored jointly by the PBC and the T. Gilbert Pearson Audubon Society.

​Young birders learn how to identify birds, observe and understand bird behavior, and improve habitat for birds in the community. Youth can also earn Service-Learning hours through a variety of opportunities. Membership is open to Triad area students ages 8 and older.

If you know a student who may be interested in becoming a member of the Piedmont Young Birders, send an email to [email protected] or click here to send an inquiry using the Contact Form.

Check Out Our Field Trip Reports

After 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 2025-26 page. Reports from last year's trips are on the Field Trips 2024-25 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.

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