Welcome to Blue Ridge Audubon!
Blue Ridge Audubon is a chapter of the National Audubon Society, serving Buncombe, Henderson, and surrounding counties in the mountains of western North Carolina.
Our free program meetings, bird outings and special events are open to all -- members and non-members alike. We hope you'll join us!
BIRDATHON
This year we will focus on efforts to learn more about Northern Saw-whet Owls, who still maintain a small breeding population in the Canadian Zone spruce-fir forests of the North Carolina mountains. These populations are threatened by many issues, and their breeding behavior, habitat utilization, and movements are still poorly understood.
2024 Birdathon will fund an endeavor by Wild Bird Research Group (WBRG), a nonprofit organization that studies migratory songbirds and owls, to take advantage of Motus receiver installations in WNC, as well as using mobile Motus receivers, to perform a thorough study of Saw-whet Owl breeding and habitat usage in the Southern Appalachians. The Birdathon proceeds will cover the netting and tagging of several Saw-whet Owls and the tracking of these owls to determine which habitats they need to survive and breed.
Read more and see our donation form here - or click the button above!
Photo by Kameron Perensovich, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
UPCOMING EVENTS
Multiple DatesSat, Apr 13Jackson ParkApr 13, 2024, 8:00 AM – 10:00 AMJackson Park, 801 4th Ave E, Hendersonville, NC 28792, USA
Tue, Apr 16UNCA Reuter CenterApr 16, 2024, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PMUNCA Reuter Center, 300 Campus View Rd, Asheville, NC 28804, USAApr 16, 2024, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PMUNCA Reuter Center, 300 Campus View Rd, Asheville, NC 28804, USALee will focus on the beginning efforts of the North Carolina Bird Atlas (NCBA), the current status of data that has been collected, and what needs to be done moving forward to get the Atlas over the finish line in the next two years.
Multiple DatesSat, Apr 20Charles D. Owen ParkApr 20, 2024, 8:00 AM – 10:00 AMCharles D. Owen Park, 875 Warren Wilson Rd, Swannanoa, NC 28778, USA- Sat, Apr 27Patton ParkApr 27, 2024, 9:00 AM – 11:00 AMPatton Park, 1730 Asheville Hwy, Hendersonville, NC 28791, USAApr 27, 2024, 9:00 AM – 11:00 AMPatton Park, 1730 Asheville Hwy, Hendersonville, NC 28791, USAThe Friends of the Oklawaha Greenway are pleased to announce their Earth Day celebration of the new Birding Trail on the Oklawaha Greenway. A mini-class in techno-birding, a ribbon cutting ceremony, and a bird walk will all be part of the festivities.
