Highlands Plateau Audubon Society
Dedicated to the enjoyment and protection
of birds and their environment
Founded in 1996
Serving Highlands, Cashiers, Franklin
and Scaly Mountain
in Western North Carolina
Christmas Bird Count - Dec. 16th, 2011
All over North America, on December 16th, thousands of birders participated in the annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count.
For more information about the Bird Count, there is a link at the left panel or click here: Christmas Bird Count
Fifteen Highlands Audubon members gathered before dawn at the Hudson Library. They broke into four groups to cover in-town Highlands, Buck Creek, Turtle Pond and Horse Cove areas.
The weather was cold and foggy. Thirty-seven species were counted in several hours. No new species were found but the total was not bad at all for that day.
Viewing from atop Sunset Rock
Jessica Web and Janice & Don Shure
Kay and Edwin Poole kept with their tradition of hosting a lunch of chili and cornbread . . . a very welcome, warming lunch on that chilly day.
