PBC is Soliciting Applications for its 2024-25 Minigrant Program
The PBC Minigrant Program announces its 12th 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:
Applications are due December 6, 2024 for projects to be carried out in January – July, 2025. Click here for more information, including an Information Sheet with details about the program and the simple two-page application form. In 2023-24, PBC minigrants were awarded to: 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 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 Scouts BSA Troop Install Bluebird nest boxes at Northwest Guilford High School. 2024-25 PBC Yearbook Now Available
The annual PBC Yearbook contains a variety of information about the club and its activities, including the calendar of field trips, programs, and other events for the club's program year – August, 2024 through May, 2025. A link to the electronic edition of the Yearbook has been sent to club members through the PBC email listserv.
Note: The Yearbook is only available to PBC members. Please consider joining to receive this and other benefits of membership. Click here to go to the Membership page.
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, October 5 – Field Trip: Purgatory Mountain Nature Area
Sunday, October 6 – Education: Piedmont Young Birders meeting Wednesday, October 9 – Field Trip: Southwest Park, Greensboro Saturday, October 12 – Field Trip: The Big Sit Saturday, October 12 – Citizen Science: Global Big Day Thursday, October 17 – Program: “Classy and Sassy — The Life of Penguins” Saturday, October 19 – Field Trip: Chinqua-Penn Trail Sunday, October 20 – Conservation: Price Park Litter Cleanup Saturday, October 26 – Field Trip: Old Bynum Bridge & Meadow Saturday, November 2 – Field Trip: Selma Trogdon Ward Nature Preserve Saturday, November 9 – Field Trip: Company Mill Preserve Sunday, November 17 – Education: Piedmont Young Birders meeting Thursday, November 21 – Program: “Hummingbirds in North Carolina” Wednesday, December 11 – Field Trip: Price Park Thursday, December 12 – Social: Holiday Dinner & Members Photo Show (PBC members only) Saturday, December 14 – Citizen Science: Christmas Bird Count |
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. 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
Now in its seventh year, The Piedmont Young Birders is an
organization for high school and middle school students sponsored jointly by the PBC and the T. Gilbert Pearson Audubon Society. Young birders learn how to identify birds, to observe and understand bird behavior, and improve habitat for birds in the community. In addition, youth can earn Service-Learning hours through a variety of opportunities. Membership is open to Triad area students ages 10 and older. If you know a middle school or high school student who may be interested in becoming a member of the Piedmont Young Birders, send an email to [email protected] or click here and send an inquiry using the Contact Form. 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.
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. Join Us
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Updated 3/3/2024
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