Segment 3, December 9th 2023

One of the most participated pursuits in the United States is birdwatching.  According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration there are over 45 million Americans that take part in birdwatching each year.

Think of the different ways that we watch birds.  Someone on Lake Normanchasing stripers & hybrid bass eating on the surface will use the signs of birds eating to help locate the fish. Then there is the deer hunter sitting in his stand, watching the morning wake up.  Waiting for that trophy deer to amble through…what does he or she see?  Birds beginning their day.

Many of us have feeders outside our kitchen window or out on our balcony or deck.  We get to see the interaction of these birds with each other, with the feeder, and with their overall surroundings.

Listeners to the Carolina Outdoors may be bird watchers, deer hunters, hikers, or just like a tree for shade on a sunny day.

Bill Bartee from the Charlotte outdoor store, Jesse Brown’s & host of the Carolina Outdoors had a chance to speak with Judy Walker from the Mecklenburg Audobon Society.

Things You’ll Learn by Listening:

Show Highlights:

• Changes that have occurred over the past 53-years with the Mecklenburg Audobon Society
  
• The variety of membership throughout the Charlotte-area
  
• What happens on a Bird Walk with Meck Birds? Places to go & what we’ll see
  
• The focus on conservation, habitat, & education
  
• The National Audobon Society has had a Christmas Bird Count for the past 120-years.  The Mecklenburg version is large & happens between mid-December and mid-January.
  
• The diversity of birds being seen due to warming temperatures.
  

  More Insights from the Outdoor Guys: 

  
  
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  Judy has been a contributor to the Carolina Outdoors for twenty-five years.  She’s a great resource of information for our community of birders.

  
  
  
• The original local group, the Meck Audobon Club began in 1937, the morphed into the Mecklengburg Audobon Society in 1970.
  

The Carolina Outdoors is brought to you by Jesse Brown’s.  Check out this Charlotte outdoor store located in the Southpark-area.