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A birding event held in Waynesville attended by 11 naturalists. It was hosted by Joyce who did such a wonderful job of showing us the local plants and birds and then we partook in a potluck lunch at her beautiful home with views of Mt Pisgah and Cold Mountain
The Merlin app helped identify birds we could not see.
Along with these birds, there were plants, including a large field of Umbrella Leaf and Vasey’s Trillium.
Tuesday, May 14, 7:00 pm
Watch the event on Youtube.
Twice a year, millions of neotropical songbirds migrate thousands of miles between their breeding and wintering grounds in North, Central, and South America. Migrating birds face many challenges during these periods, the greatest of which are human imposed. Fortunately, many of these threats are well understood, and numerous tools are available to help us provide safe passage for songbirds during their perilous migrations. This presentation will provide an overview of neotropical songbird migration, the unique challenges created by human-built environments, and solutions to enhance the bird-friendliness of our communities.
Paulina Jones is a western North Carolina local working to improve human-wildlife coexistence in her community. She is passionate about science communication and the intersection of wildlife ecology and policy. Jones is a co-founder of the Coalition for a Bird-Friendly Asheville and, in close coordination with the Blue Ridge Audubon Chapter, has been advocating for the adoption of bird-friendly community practices since 2020.
by Linda Martinson
Convergences are notable. Some are simple; for example, waking up at 5:55 am and then sitting down to eat at 5:55 pm or that three people you know share the same birthday on April 13. There was, however, a very special convergence this year: a rare overlap of major religious observances in one week. On Friday, April 15, Jewish people celebrated Passover marking the exodus of Israelites from enslavement in Egypt; on the same day, Christians observed Good Friday to commemorate the crucifixion of Jesus before Easter Sunday; and over the weekend of April 15, Muslims continued the observation of Ramadan, a month of prayers and fasting memorializing the transmission of the Koran. And as I was working on this newsletter, we celebrated Earth Day!
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