Our first membership monthly meeting of the fall will be our annual potluck and slideshow with photos provided by members. We have a special treat this year as it will be in the Reeves Auditorium at the NC Botanical Garden in Chapel Hill.  There will be ample room and a kitchen area.  Please bring a dish to share with everyone. We will be showing member photos as the program.  Please provide your photos by August 24, 2022 to New Hope Audubon.  You can email your photos to newhopeaudubon@gmail.com.  Limit of 10 photos per person and please keep the email size below 20mb per email. Watch this space in case Covid causes us to change plans.

The Chapel Hill Bird Club will hold a bird outing this Labor Day, 9/5, at the Eno River State Park at 7:30 AM. Meet at the Fews Ford parking loop on Cole Mill Rd in Durham. Heading north on Cole Mill Rd, go straight into the park all the way to the last parking loop – don’t go to the park office. Email Jim Capel at jim.capel@mindspring.com with any questions.

For questions, contact Vern Bothwell at vernb2017@gmail.com. The location will be Brumley North. Meet at the parking lot: 3620 Old State Hwy 10, Chapel Hill, NC 27514. 

Outings usually last 2-3 hours. No reservations or sign-up needed. If there is a large turnout for any particular outing, we may split into two groups. Attendees already vaccinated will not need to be masked. Those unvaccinated, we ask you to use a mask. We also ask that everyone use social distancing. We will meet directly at the outing site. We do recommend car pooling for families or friend pods. New birders and birders of all skill levels are welcome. Please wear long pants, socks, and sturdy shoes (ticks and chiggers may be present). Sun and bug protection are also recommended. Bring snacks and water if you like. Heavy rain will result in cancellation.

For questions, contact Kent Fiala at kent.fiala@gmail.com. The location will be Brumley North. Meet at the parking lot: 3620 Old State Hwy 10, Chapel Hill, NC 27514. We've gone to Brumley North a lot recently, but it's because it's the place to be for fall warbler migration.

Outings usually last 2-3 hours. Heavy rain will result in cancellation. No reservations or sign-up needed. If there is a large turnout for any particular outing, we may split into two groups. Attendees already vaccinated will not need to be masked. Those unvaccinated, we ask you to use a mask. We also ask that everyone use social distancing. We will meet directly at the outing site. We do recommend car pooling for families or friend pods. New birders and birders of all skill levels are welcome. Please wear long pants, socks, and sturdy shoes (ticks and chiggers may be present). Sun and bug protection are also recommended. Bring snacks and water if you like. 

For questions, contact Vern Bothwell at vernb2017@gmail.com. The location will the Old Bynum Bridge, Bynum Rd, Pittsboro, NC

Outings usually last 2-3 hours. No reservations or sign-up needed. If there is a large turnout for any particular outing, we may split into two groups. Attendees already vaccinated will not need to be masked. Those unvaccinated, we ask you to use a mask. We also ask that everyone use social distancing. We will meet directly at the outing site. We do recommend car pooling for families or friend pods. New birders and birders of all skill levels are welcome. Please wear long pants, socks, and sturdy shoes (ticks and chiggers may be present). Sun and bug protection are also recommended. Bring snacks and water if you like. Heavy rain will result in cancellation.

For questions, contact Bruce Young at byoung715@yahoo.com. The location will be the Lake Holt Park just outside Butner. The parking lot is in the park by a small restaurant whose address is 1200 Lake Holt Rd, Butner, NC 27509. GPS location is: 36.170173936545154, -78.76644366452683. It's just a few miles up old oxford highway from Brickhouse road and it's a good place with a variety of habitats (lake, field, forest, scrub). 

Outings usually last 2-3 hours. No reservations or sign-up needed. If there is a large turnout for any particular outing, we may split into two groups. Attendees already vaccinated will not need to be masked. Those unvaccinated, we ask you to use a mask. We also ask that everyone use social distancing. We will meet directly at the outing site. We do recommend car pooling for families or friend pods. New birders and birders of all skill levels are welcome. Please wear long pants, socks, and sturdy shoes (ticks and chiggers may be present). Sun and bug protection are also recommended. Bring snacks and water if you like. Heavy rain will result in cancellation.

For questions, contact David Anderson at d47anders@gmail.com.The location will be Brumley North. Meet at the parking lot: 3620 Old State Hwy 10, Chapel Hill, NC 27514. 

Outings usually last 2-3 hours. No reservations or sign-up needed. If there is a large turnout for any particular outing, we may split into two groups. Attendees already vaccinated will not need to be masked. Those unvaccinated, we ask you to use a mask. We also ask that everyone use social distancing. We will meet directly at the outing site. We do recommend car pooling for families or friend pods. New birders and birders of all skill levels are welcome. Please wear long pants, socks, and sturdy shoes (ticks and chiggers may be present). Sun and bug protection are also recommended. Bring snacks and water if you like. Heavy rain will result in cancellation.

NHAS HAWK WATCH TRIP: CURRENTLY FULL! New Hope Audubon is leading a hawk watch to Mahogany Rock on the Blue Ridge Parkway (BRP) Friday, September 23 to Sunday, September 25, 2022. We also will bird local sites (Stone Mountain State Park, Doughton Park, Mahogany Rock Mountain) for warblers and other fall migrants. Click here for details and registration information.

For questions, contact Ross McKinney at rossmck@mindspring.com. The location will be the Old Bynum Bridge. To reach Old Bynum Bridge, drive south from Chapel Hill on 15-501.  After you pass Allen and Son Barbeque, be alert for Durham-Eubanks Road on the left.  The left turn onto Durham-Eubanks will be just as the current Haw River Bridge comes into view.  Go to the end of Durham-Eubanks and turn right toward the river on Bynum Road.  Park in the lot on the left at the end of the road. 

Outings usually last 2-3 hours. No reservations or sign-up needed. If there is a large turnout for any particular outing, we may split into two groups. Attendees already vaccinated will not need to be masked. Those unvaccinated, we ask you to use a mask. We also ask that everyone use social distancing. We will meet directly at the outing site. We do recommend car pooling for families or friend pods. New birders and birders of all skill levels are welcome. Please wear long pants, socks, and sturdy shoes (ticks and chiggers may be present). Sun and bug protection are also recommended. Bring snacks and water if you like. Heavy rain will result in cancellation.

For questions, contact Tom Driscoll at spttdrdshnk@yahoo.com. The location will be Brumley North parking lot: 3620 Old State Hwy 10, Chapel Hill, NC 27514.

Outings usually last 2-3 hours. No reservations or sign-up needed. If there is a large turnout for any particular outing, we may split into two groups. Attendees already vaccinated will not need to be masked. Those unvaccinated, we ask you to use a mask. We also ask that everyone use social distancing. We will meet directly at the outing site. We do recommend car pooling for families or friend pods. New birders and birders of all skill levels are welcome. Please wear long pants, socks, and sturdy shoes (ticks and chiggers may be present). Sun and bug protection are also recommended. Bring snacks and water if you like. Heavy rain will result in cancellation.