About us
Welcome to Wake Audubon Society – where our love for nature meets a commitment to inclusion and belonging and providing programs, outings and activities where all can safely access and celebrate nature.
As a chapter of Audubon NC and the National Audubon Society, our 1,900-strong community in Wake, Johnston, Franklin, and Nash counties, North Carolina, is proud to lead education, conservation, and advocacy efforts to grow our region responsibly and with concern for the birds, wildlife and places we all live.
There is no requirement to join Wake Audubon Society in order to be a member of this Meetup. There is no fee for this Meetup. We encourage you to join Wake Audubon, however, as we depend on member fees to support our environmental projects.
This group enjoys local (and regional) outings to experience wildlife in the Raleigh, Wake County area of North Carolina. We focus on birding, and we enjoy teaching anyone who is new to birding. We welcome visitors to the area who want to attend our outings.
Wake Audubon hosts free, public, in-person educational programs that are generally held on the second Tuesday of each month, 7:30 p.m. in the NC Museum of Natural Sciences Nature Research Center, 121 W Jones St. Raleigh, NC, 4th floor meeting room. Most of these programs can also be viewed virtually via Zoom. See the topic, and confirm the location and Zoom link for each program in our Meetup or calendar posts.
We also volunteer for various events, including river cleanups, invasive species removal, nestbox maintenance, helping with events at various parks and museums, and community science projects such the Christmas Bird Count and Great Backyard Bird Count.
Thanks for your interest in Wake Audubon. Come, join us!
Our mission statement: "To foster knowledge, appreciation, and enjoyment of nature; to encourage responsible environmental stewardship; to conserve and restore natural ecosystems, focusing on birds, other wildlife, and their habitats, for the benefit of humanity and the earth's biological diversity."
Upcoming events
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First Friday Bird Walk at Lake Benson Park 2026-11-06 (Register Off-Meetup)
Lake Benson Park, 921 Buffaloe Rd, Garner, NC, USEnjoy an easy walk at Lake Benson Park while looking and listening for birds. Learn how to identify the birds in our area and discover their behaviors and preferred habitats. This walk is great for first-time and experienced birdwatchers. Pre-registration is required. Bring your own binoculars or borrow a pair.
RSVP ONLY via the Town of Garner website at:
Program: First Friday Bird Walk (11/6/26)
Registration deadline is 3pm on November 5th.
This event is FREE and open to ages 16 and up.The specific meeting location in the park will be shared with registered participants. Questions or trouble registering? Email Colleen at cbockhahn@garnernc.gov.
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Early Bird at Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 2026-1107
Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve, 2900 Horse Shoe Farm Road, Wake Forest, NC, USEarly Bird at Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve (registration required off Meetup)
Saturday, NOVEMBER 7, 2026, 8 am - 9:30 am
Register Off-site only: Requires a login and password:
Login first at LoginThen register for this free event at: Register for Nov 7
Or Click on Search -- Activity Search and type in "EARLY BIRD"
Workshop code is 'HFNPEARLYBIRD"
Grab your binoculars and meet us at beautiful Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve for a bird-watching hike led by Wake Audubon volunteer naturalist, LynnErla Beegle.Spend your morning watching and learning about birds that prefer meadows and forest edges on this approximately 1.5 mile hike. For beginning and advanced birders. Bring your binoculars, or borrow a pair of ours. Pre-registration is required. Limited to City of Raleigh residents.
Meet in the parking lot at Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 2900 Horseshoe Farm Rd, Wake Forest, NC, 27587 .2 attendees
Beginner Birders workshop 2026.11.08 (RSVP off Meetup)
Durant Nature Preserve, 8305 Camp Durant Rd, Raleigh, NC 27614, USA, Raleigh, NC, US*Complete this form to register. *This free workshop requires registration OFF Meetup.
Beginner Birders Program with Wake Audubon, Field Inclusive, and Raleigh Parks.
Date: Sunday, November 8, 2026
Time: 9:00* a.m. – 12:15 p.m. (*Please arrive 15 minutes early to check in; arrive 8:40 a.m. if borrowing binoculars),
Location: Durant Nature Preserve, 8305 Camp Durant Rd, Raleigh, NC 27614Calling everyone curious about birding, but not sure where to begin!
‘Birding’ – or the observation of birds in their natural habitats as a hobby – has become one of the most popular outdoor activities. If you are taking a new interest in birds and looking for help getting started, come develop your skills together with others at our Beginning Birding workshop.
This free public program teaches the basics of bird identification; how to use binoculars, guides and apps; types of bird safety and ways to bird safely; and the importance of inclusion and allyship in birding and the outdoors. We’ll spend time outside putting your learning to quick use.
Our route outside will consist of easy-to-traverse paved and soft trails with slight grade changes.
All-gender restrooms are available. Snacks will be provided.
Recommended minimum age is 13.Registered and confirmed participants will receive detailed arrival instructions and pre-workshop preparations 2 - 3 days prior to the workshop.
No binoculars? No problem! We have plenty of loaners to spare.
If borrowing binoculars, please arrive by 8:40 a.m. to be provided a pair and receive personalized help to focus them for your eyesight.Co-founded by Wake Audubon and Field Inclusive, Inc., in partnership with City of Raleigh Parks, our collective mission is to provide equitable and accessible experiences such that everyone feels welcome, safe, and included in the natural sciences and outdoors.
Note: Participation may be capped due to space restrictions, at which time notice of a wait list will be added to the top of the registration form. Please continue to register to join the waitlist. Should we receive cancellations, we’ll right away invite those on waitlist to confirm in the order registrations were received.
Reach Wake Audubon board director, Inclusion and Belonging co-chair, and Beginning Birding program manager Rick LaRose at rlarose.was@gmail.com with any questions.
We look forward to you beginning to bird with us on Sunday, November 8!
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Wake Audubon Meeting: Tanzania - An African Safari
Nature Research Center, 121 W Jones St, Raleigh, NC, USWake Audubon Monthly Meeting: Tanzania: An African Safari
Meeting is In Person and Zoom
Time: Tuesday, NOVEMBER 10, 2026, 7:30 - 9:00 pm
Nature Research Center, 121 W. Jones St., Raleigh, 4th floor conference room
Location: In-person + Zoom
**Our NEW Zoom link (Click the link below, then paste the code and password):WakeAudubonZoom
Meeting code: 848 5786 3508
Password: 4Birds
Park (for free after 6:30 pm) and walk to the main museum entrance on Jones Street, just to the right of the giant globe. Since the Museum is closed at night, someone will be at the door ONLY from 7 to 7:45 to let you in, so please be on time. Take the elevator to the fourth floor meeting room. (The east-facing entrance to the "old wing" of the museum will not be used.) If you feel unwell, please stay home and enjoy our presentation over Zoom.Topic: Tanzania An African Safari. Go on a virtual safari to Tanzania’s Serengeti Plains and the Ngorongoro Crater. Witness the natural order of a large ecosystem as plant grazers abound alongside their predators. Take time to contemplate the role vultures play, observe the matriarchal order of an elephant herd, and how African plants and animals have adapted over time.
Speaker: Lawrence Zoller, Wake Audubon’s Educational Outreach Chairperson, former WAS president and worked a 40 year career as a science and environmental science teacher.
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