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| Mecklenburg Audubon field trips are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted. Please remember to contact the Field Trip Leader to let him/her know you are coming. This will insure that you are notified of any changes in meeting locations/times and/or cancellations. Plus it is less likely they will leave without you. Please read this Bird Walk guidelines. |
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| January Field Trips |
| Saturday, January 12, 2008: Latta Plantation Preserve |
| 1/2 Day |
Leader: Kevin Metcalf |
[Directions] |
Pine Warbler |
| Kicking off our 2008 bird walk year, will be a winter walk with Kevin Metcalf from Park & Recreation Dept. at Latta Plantation Nature Preserve.
We will be looking for wintering bird species in the various habitats at the Preserve.
Meet in the Nature Center parking lot for the 9 AM - 11 AM walk. Feeder at the center also provide a good birding oasis. |
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Golden-crowned Kinglet |
| Thursday, January 17, 2008: McMullen Creek Greenway |
| 1/2 Day |
Leader: Dave Lovett |
[Directions] |
| Join us this quiet weekday morning as we bird our way along McMullen Creek. We will be looking for winter wren and rusty blackbirds among other species inhabiting the creek floodplain. |
| Meet in the parking lot off HWY 51 at 9 AM. |
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Dunlin - Sanderling
Purple Sandpiper |
| Saturday, January 19, 2008: Huntington Beach State Park, SC |
| Full Day |
Leader: Judy Walker |
[Directions] |
| Our winter excursion to Huntington Beach State Park is an annual favorite offering some different bird species than our Fall trip. Waterbirds-both freshwater and saltwater- have arrived in good numbers-including loons, grebes, and ducks. Gannets are numerous offshore along with shorebirds along the quiet beaches. |
| We will meet at 8 AM in the causeway parking lot. Be sure and dress warmly as the winds off the ocean can be chilling, and bring a lunch for a midday break. |
| For those interested, Saturday evening we will gather at a local restaurant for dinner . Sunday we will bird for half a day before heading home. |
| Local hotels with off season rates include: Litchfield In [843-237-4211], Days Inn Surfside [843-238-4444], Brookwood Inn [843-651-2550]. |
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Carolina Wren |
| Saturday, January 26, 2008: McAlpine Creek Greenway |
| 1/2 Day |
Leader: Ron Clark |
[Directions] |
| McAlpine Creek Park off Monroe Road offers excellent winter habitat for wintering birds including a lake, beaver pond, athletic fields, grassy areas and creek side floodplains. Join us for a walk in the park. |
| Meet in the Monroe Road parking lot at 8:30 AM. |
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