Birdwatchers in the Area – Part One

The host of the Carolina Outdoors, Bill Bartee, heads into the wonderful world of Birdwatching.  Birding!

During a time when technology is seemingly taking over the world (minus our Podcast listeners of course), people in the US are enjoying being outside with 96 million people engaged in watching birding.  All of this according to the Birding in the United States: A Demographic and Economic Analysis, an Addendum to the 2022 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation.

To learn more Carolina Outdoor host, Bill Bartee from sponsor Jesse Brown's, spoke with Judy Walker. Walker is a longtime local ornithologist that has been a multi-time guest over the years. Her membership in the Mecklenburg Audubon Society has given her a birds eye view of one of the nation's most prolific activities: Birdwatching

Segment Highlights:



How Walker began Birdwatching

Learn what a "spark" bird is & how it affected her interest.

The history of Mecklenburg Audubon Society

Three out of ten people in the U.S. are birdwatching.  This means 96 million people

Mecklenburg Audubon, the first club in North Carolina, included in the National Audubon Society

The Club has Bird Walks, Weekend Outings, & monthly meetings



Things You’ll Learn by Listening:

The Motus Tower is installed on the UNC-Charlotte campus that helps count, download, & report into an international database about the tagged birds in our area. This follows the technology growth within the activity of birdwatching & reporting.  Migration banding, research, education are all a part of the community groups that collaborate to this "movement" network.

If you Missed This Story:

Mecklenburg Audubon • Audubon of North Carolina • National Audubon



P.O. Box 221093 Charlotte, NC 28222



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Finally, plan a visit to Jesse Brown’s .  This is your one-stop-shop for any hike you’re planning, whether 2 miles or 2,000. Come on in for your next pair of hiking boots, maps, or just plain old advice!