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Birding for Beginners

Birding for Beginners

Birding for Beginners with Lauren Lampley ON-SITE  |  Tuesday, January 7  |  9 – 10:30am Blue Ridge Naturalist – Elective   On this monthly birding walk around the NC Arboretum gardens and trails we will search for a very common year round resident of...

Avian Research at the Arboretum

Tucked away in the heart of the Arboretum’s National Azalea Repository is a dense riparian forest cove full of quintessential Appalachian broadleaf evergreens and deciduous understory plants that provide the perfect breeding habitat for many species of...

Ornithologists are Counting on your Help!

Ornithologists, scientists who study birds, have their hands full. Birds are an important component of the environment, because they limit insect populations and spread seeds for many of our native flowering plants. They are also key indicator species, meaning that...

Love Birds and More This February

Throughout February, The North Carolina Arboretum is celebrating everything from the love of birds to lovebirds. From the Great Backyard Bird Count and adult education classes about our feathered friends to a special Valentine’s brunch and wedding planning, we have...

Winter Birding 101

Every day holds great potential to discover birds and experience the joys of birding. With leaves off the trees, winter is a great time to explore the natural world and look for birds. Where can you find these fine feathered friends? Some birds, of course, will flock...