Ventures Local DayTrips
Join us as we explore the wide diversity of birds and wildlife throughout the mountains and foothills of the Carolinas and Eastern Tennessee.
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Piedmont Birding
Pee Dee NWR, NC
August 9, 2020
Leader: Martina Nordstrand
Eastern Kingbird
Photo by Ventures Birding
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Hiking Sam’s Knob & Black Balsam
Haywood County, NC
August 14, 2020
Leader: Aaron Steed
Black Balsam Road
Photo by © Jon Bilous Dreamstime.com
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Carolina Sandhills NWR
McBee, SC
August 15, 2020
Leader: Martina Nordstrand
Pine Forest
Photo by Ventures Birding
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Birds & Wildflowers
Smokies, NC
August 18, 2020
Leader: Jennie Burke
Turk Cap's Lily
Photo by Ventures Birding
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Rarities: Kite Watch
Western NC
August 22, 2020
Leader: Aaron Steed
Swallow-tailed Kite
Photo by Ventures Birding
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Max Patch to Lemon Gap
Madison County, NC
August 26, 2020
Leader: Simon Thompson
Mountain Bald
Photo by Simon Thompson
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Shorebird Migration
Mills River, NC
August 27, 2020
Leaders: Kevin Burke
Birders in the Field
Photo by Ventures Birding
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Fall Migration
Ridge Junction WNC
August 30, 2020
Leaders: Aaron Steed
Sunrise at Ridge Junction
Photo by Simon Thompson
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Early Fall Migration at Ridge Junction
Buncombe & Yancey Counties, NC
September 4, 2020
Leader: Aaron Steed
Birders Relaxing
Photo by Ventures Birding
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Shorebird Workshop
Rankin Bottoms, TN
September 6, 2020
Leader: Kevin Burke
Great Egret & White Ibis
Photo by Simon Thompson
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Warbler Warm-Up
Swannanoa, NC
September 10, 2020
Leader: Aaron Steed
American Redstart
Photo by Alan Lenk
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Fall Migration 2
Ridge Junction Overlook, WNC
September 14, 2020
Leader: Aaron Steed
Dawn At Ridge Junction
Photo by Alan Lenk
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Lake Conestee Preserve
Greenville, SC
September 16, 2020
Leader: Kevin Burke
Brown Thrasher
Photo by Simon Thompson
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Fall Migration
Orchard at Altapass
September 18, 2020
Leader: Clifton Avery
Yellow- billed Cuckoo
Photo by Simon Thompson
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Warbler Workshop 1
Jackson Park, NC
September 19, 2020
Leader: Kevin Burke
Warbler Watching
Photo by Simon Thompson
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Hawk-Watching
Blue Ridge of WNC
September 20, 2020
Leader: Simon Thompson & Vicki Burke
Broad-winged Hawk
Photo by Simon Thompson
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Warbler Workshop 2
Jackson Park, NC
September 23, 2020
Leader: Kevin Burke
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Photo by Bill Tynan
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Fall Migration 3
Ridge Junction, WNC
September 26, 2020
Leader: Clifton Avery & Aaron Steed
View from Ridge Junction
Photo by Ventures Birding
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Migration: Buck Spring Gap
Haywood County, NC
September 28, 2020
Leader: Michael Plauché
Black-and-White Warbler
Photo by Ventures Birding
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Foothills Birding
Morganton Greenway, NC
September 30, 2020
Leader: Clifton Avery
Morganton Greenway
Photo by Ventures Birding
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Fall Migration
Jackson Park, NC
October 3, 2020
Leader: Kevin Burke
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Photo by Alan Lenk
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Fall Migration 4
Ridge Junction, WNC
October 4, 2020
Leader: Aaron Steed
Ridge Junction Overlook
Photo by Simon Thompson
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Point Lookout Trail
McDowell County, NC
October 6, 2020
Leader: Simon Thompson
Philadelphia Vireo
Photo by Simon Thompson
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Sparrow Primer
WW College & Owen Park
October 9, 2020
Leader: Aaron Steed
Warren Wilson Fields
Photo by Ventures Birding
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Grove Stone Quarry
Swannanoa, NC
October 11, 2020
Leader: Simon Thompson
Dark-eyed Junco
Photo by Simon Thompson
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Green River Gamelands
Polk County, NC
October 14, 2020
Leader: Simon Thompson
Black-billed Cuckoo
Photo by Alan Lenk
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“Sparrow Shindig”
Swannanoa, NC
October 20, 2020
Leader: Aaron Steed
White-throated Sparrow
Photo by Alan Lenk
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Sandy Mush Game Land
Buncombe County, NC
October 25, 2020
Leader: Aaron Steed
Northern Bobwhite
Photo by Martina Nordstrand
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Rarity Round-Up
Transylvania County, NC
November 2, 2020
Leader: Michael Plauché
Rufous Hummingbird
Photo by Simon Thompson
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Open Country Birding
Swannanoa, NC
November 8, 2020
Leader: Aaron Steed
Birders in the Field
Photo by Simon Thompson
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Rarity Round-Up 2
Western NC
November 11, 2020
Leader: Aaron Steed
Short-eared Owl
Photo by Ventures Birding
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Hendersonville Greenway
Hendersonville, NC
November 15, 2020
Leader: Kevin Burke
Kevin at Jackson Park
Photo by Ventures Birding
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Green River Gamelands
Polk County, NC
November 21, 2020
Leader: Clifton Avery
Walcott Tract
Photo by Ventures Birding
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Pond Mountain
Ashe County, NC
November 28, 2020
Leader: Clifton Avery
Short-eared Owl
Photo by Ventures Birding
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Bird Feeding
Asheville, NC
December 1, 2020
Leader: Chris & Simon
American Goldfinches
Photo by Ventures Birding
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Duck Day
Western NC
December 12, 2020
Leader: Kevin Burke
Looking for Ducks
Photo by Ventures Birding
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Kituwah Farm &
Lake Junaluska, NC
December 13, 2020
Leader: Kevin Burke
Redhead
Photo by Simon Thompson
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