WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA BIRDING INFORMATION
Blue Ridge Audubon
https://www.blueridgeaudubon.org/
[email protected]
Blue Ridge Audubon Chapter
PO Box 18711
Asheville, NC 28814
Blue Ridge Audubon is a chapter of the National Audubon Society, serving Buncombe, Henderson, and surrounding counties in the mountains of western North Carolina.
Free program meetings, bird outings and special events are open to all -- members and non-members alike. Check out their website for more information.
All Bird Outings are free and open to all!
Beginner birders are welcomed.
• 1st Saturday of the month at the Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary in North Asheville
• 2nd Saturday at Jackson Park in Hendersonville (meet at the administrative building parking lot)
• 3rd Saturday at Owen Park in Swannanoa
Outings begin at 8 a.m. in April - September and 9 a.m. in October - March.
The outings are led by the guides at Ventures Birding
Henderson County Bird Club/Venture Birding Tours
https://www.birdventures.com/index.html
[email protected]
For more information on the Henderson County Bird Club, contact Simon Thompson, P.O. Box 1095, Skyland, N.C. 28776. 828-333-7288
Joe Sanders, North Carolina Bluebird Society
https://www.northcarolinabluebirdsociety.org/
[email protected]
828-243-6732
The society works toward its goals by providing education, workshops, and promoting bluebird conservation projects among its members and other interested groups in North Carolina, through conducting educational programs and workshops and distributing educational materials.
North Carolina Arboretum
https://www.ncarboretum.org/
[email protected]
100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way
Asheville, N.C. 28806
828-665-2492
The North Carolina Arboretum is home to 434 acres of cultivated gardens and miles of trails featuring some of the most beautiful, botanically-diverse plants in the region. Located within the Bent Creek Experimental Forest just south of Asheville and adjacent to the Blue Ridge Parkway at Milepost 393. Check out the website for more information.
Kevin Burke/Carolina Nature Tours
https://carolinanaturetours.com
[email protected]
828-636-8287
A husband-wife team based in Hendersonville, who are both passionate about the rich biodiversity found here in the Southern Appalachians by offering small, personalized guided tours, and day trips primarily in Western North Carolina. Kevin’s specialty is birding and Jennie’s is plants and community ecology. Check out the website for more information.