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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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| November Field Trips |
| Ann Springs Close Greenway, Ft. Mill, SC (1/2 day Field Trip) |
| 1/2 Day Field Trip |
Directions |
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| Leader: Dennis Lankford |
| On this walk we have selected the "Barn" area of the greenway with open horse, goat, and cattle pastures, a pair of historic one room buildings, a picnic area set amoung old hardwood trees, a farm pond, and riparian woods along a section of the creek bed. This varied habitat usually provides some great birding along with the opportunity to observe migrating raptors. |
| Longtime MAS member Dennis Lankford will lead us. Because of road changes in the area, we will meet at the service station on the corner of HWY 21 and BUS 21 at 8 AM. There is a $2 day use fee at the greenway. Restrooms will be available at the parking area. |
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Hermit Thrush
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| Lower McAlpine Creek Greenway (1/2 day Field Trip) |
| 1/2 Field Trip |
Leader: John Buckman |
Directions |
Fellow MAS member John Buckman will be leading us on a morning walk along lower Mcalpine Creek Greenway in search of late migrants and wintering birds along this easy paved walkway.
This section of the greenway can be quite pleasant without the heavy weekend neighborhood traffic. |
| Meet John at 8:30 AM at the entrance to the Shandon Circle greenway access. |
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Black-bellied Plover |
| Saturday/Sunday, Nov. 10-11, 2007: Hilton Head & Savannah NWR |
| Weekend Field Trip |
Leader: Dave Lovett |
Directions |
| Two years ago we had a wonderfully successful trip to Hilton Head Island and decided to revisit again this year. Saturday we will bird Fish Haul Park and Creek on Hilton Head, and then after a PICNIC LUNCH, visit Pinckney NWR accessed from the causeway to Hilton head. |
| Saturday evening we will gather for dinner at the Old Oyster Factory and recount our adventures of the day. |
| Sunday morning we are off to the Savannah NWR Wildlife Drive, a short distance to the south. At the refuge we will drive the dykes and bird the impoundments and hammocks. We should finish up in the early afternoon for the drive home. |
Meet in the Coastal Discovery Museum parking lot located on the right side of the causeway as you drive on to the island. Hilton Head and adjoining Bluffton on the mainland offer many types of accommodations. |
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Ruby-crowned Kinglet |
| Thursday, Nov. 15, 2007: Landsford Canal State Park, SC |
| 1/2 Day Field Trip |
Leader: Dave Lovett |
Directions |
| We will head south for a walk along the lower reaches of the Catawba River. Landsford Canal is in my book, one of the most picturesque of parks located within a short drive of south Charlotte. We will be birding the nature trail, which follows the shoals of the Catawba River and return along the old towpath trail in search of both land and water loving species. |
Meet at 8:30 AM in he Crossroads Mall parking lot, which is off the entrance drive into Carowinds Theme Park from Carowinds Blvd. From there we will carpool to the park entrance -birding as we go. There is a small $2 par entrance fee per vehicle. Facilities are available at the park. |
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Sedge Wren |
| Saturday, Nov. 17, 2007: Cowan's Ford Wildlife Refuge |
| 1/2 Day Field Trip |
Leader: John Bonestell |
Directions |
Come bird our local Charlotte IBA on this fall morning with fellow MAS member John Bonestell, who birds this site quite regularly. Depending on the drought situation we may find arriving ducks or shorebirds along with wintering resident species. If time allows we may also visit the fields of nearby Rural hill Preserve.
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| Saturday, Nov. 17, 2007: Beginning Birders |
| 1/2 Day Field Trip |
Leader: Andrea Owens |
Directions to Park |
The third and final beginning birding walk for the fall will take place at Francis Beatty Park with Andrea Owens as the leader. Winter migrants should have arrived to pose some new identifying challenges. |
| We will meet at 9 AM in the Monroe Rd. parking lot. This trip is limited to 10 folks so you need to sign up with Andrea. |
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Whimbrel
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| Saturday, Nov. 24, 2007: Southport and Baldhead Island, NC |
| Full Day Field Trip |
Leader: Taylor Piephoff |
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| We will continue our yearly tradition of Thanksgiving at the Beach this year with a Saturday November 24 trip to Bald Head Island and the Southport, NC area. Late November may be the very best time of year to visit Bald Head Island. Late fall landbird migrants like western kingbird are very possible, and there should be lots of loafing gulls, terns, and shorebirds on the beaches. We will spend some time ocean-watching for loons, grebes, sea ducks, and jaegers; yet still have time for maritime forest, freshwater pond, and salt marsh birding. If time permits, we will explore Shephard Road, site of North Carolina's only record for green-tailed towhee, and other seasonal rarities. |
| Bald Head Island is accessible only by boat or ferry. The private ferry is $15.00 dollars round-trip, with $5.00 per day parking at the terminal. Once over on the island, we will rent 6 or 4-passenger golf carts depending on the number of participants. Be prepared to pay around $20.00 per person for golf cart rental. |
| For non-birders, Southport is rich in history with attractions such as the Smithville Cemetery, and across the Cape Fear River, Fort Fisher, and the NC Aquarium. Fishing Charters are also available inshore and offshore. |
Contact Taylor Piephoff by NOVEMBER 15 if you plan to attend. |
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