Bird Islands Cruise

Photo Credit: Lindsay Addison, Audubon North Carolina’s Coastal Biologist

Mark Your Calendar for the 2020 Cruise

Tickets are $60 and available at Wild Bird and Garden located in Wilmington at Hanover Center and also in Southport.

The cruise is an educational experience and viewing is narrated by three experts who will share their knowledge with us:
· Dr. James Parnell, Professor Emeritus of UNCW and North Carolina’s top ornithologist.
· Lindsay Addison, Audubon North Carolina’s Coastal Biologist speaks describing her work to monitor the nesting colonies on the six bird islands the Cape Fear River including Battery Island.

The cruise will include islands in the lower Cape Fear River where the birds have chosen their nesting sites. They are all North Carolina Audubon Bird Sanctuaries.
Bring your camera and binoculars to view nesting areas of many coastal water birds including pelicans, white ibis, great egrets and herons. Each ticket includes a complimentary box lunch from Jason’s deli. A cash bar will be provided by the HENRIETTA crew. Complete details are included with the ticket.

Additional information is available by emailing birdislandscruise@capefeargardenclub.org

When and Where:
Sunday, August 16, 2020 (was postponed from the original May date)
Boarding: 10:30
Departing: 11:00
Return: 5:00

Departing from Wilmington Waterfront at Dock Street on the Henrietta.