Bald Guy Brew Coffee

Roasting Company

Locally roasted coffee,

espresso beverages, Wifi,

and other goodies to get

your mo-joe working!

We are located upstairs in

Footsloggers on the corner of

Main and 221 in

Blowing Rock.

STEAK ON THE LAKE

Timberlake's Restaurant

at Chetola Resort

 

WEDNESDAYS

ON THE PATIO

5:30 - 8:30pm

beginning May 29th

 

$25 

Grilled Steak

Side Salad

Potato

and Live Entertainment

 

Reservations: 828.295.5505

Avery County Home Health

 

Avery County Home Health

provides nursing, therapy, and

aide services in your home.

 

For more information call

828-733-1550

Or Click Here to

visit our website

Petstyle Salon & Fetching

Ridge Pet Hotel

We are a full service grooming

salon and pet hotel. Our goal is

to make your dog or cat as

happy and comfortable as can

be while they are with us.

Please call today for an

appointment!

(828) 264-8766

MILLER'S SUPPLY

Come out and see us in Zionville

Plastic & Metal Culverts--Gates

Feed for all your animals--Boots

Gloves--Berne Winter Apparel

Pellet & Wood Stoves

We make every effort to have the

 best price for our customers.

 We really appreciate you!

828-297-4488


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Lots returning
by Curtis Smalling

Latest Update: April 30, 2013


It's nesting time for Downy Woodpeckers and lots of other permanent residents. Photo by Steven Bullock.
We will have our regular Wednesday walk this week on the 1st of May. Immediately following the walk at the park we will have our annual garlic mustard pull! Join us and get a free Toyota/Audubon Together Green ball cap!

A lot of our breeding species are back in force now, really most with the exception of some of the late Flycatchers. Wood Thrush, Veery, most resident warblers, Scarlet Tanager, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, and many many others are here. Numbers will continue to improve as we head into the first week of May and the weather keeps warming.

Most of our Golden-winged Warbler locations have a few bird already back but more are coming! Today we had my first ever Lawrence's Warbler! Really cool bird. See pic attached.

Keep looking up and ears open!

For more information on birds in the High Country call the Watauga Birding Hotline at 828-265-0198. Also visit www.ncaudubon.org, www.carolinabirdclub.org and visit the Audubon North Carolina blog at http://ncaudubonblog.org/blog/


Lawrence's Warbler is the rarest fo the hybrids between Golden-winged and Blue-winged Warblers. This one was up high at one of our study sites today, Photo by Anna Tisdale.


Yellow Warblers are back at Valle Crucis and elsewhere. Photo by Steven Bullock


Northern Flickers are back in good numbers. Photo by Steven Bullock