Birding NC Museum of Art, Goodnight Park 2026-0711

Birding at the NC Museum of Art, Ann & Jim Goodnight Museum Park Second Saturday of the month: JULY 11, 2026, 8:00 to 10:00 AM RSVP opens July 11 at 7 am. NC Museum of Art: Ann and Jim Goodnight Museum Park, 2110 Blue Ridge Road, Raleigh. Meet near the Welcome Center (near the tall brick smokestack ) at the western end of the parking lot. Leader is Lynn Erla Beegle, Optmystc1@gmail.com Habitat includes field, forest, and pond, native plants, and outdoor art. Note: Anyone who has low mobility is welcome to join us, even if the 25-birder limit has been reached. The birding will be MOSTLY on paved trails but, due to construction, from March to June we have to walk on the lawn or a gravel trail to get back to the parking lot. Length is about 1.5 miles, in two hours. Limit is technically 25 birders, but it is a public park. (For low-mobility birders: Turn LEFT as you enter the NCMA via Reedy Creek road, then park all the way down the hill in the employee parking. *Use your handicap placard to park.* Then it is a short slope to the pond. We will met you at the pond between 8:30 and 9:00. Please text/call me at 919-673-6136 if you are meeting us at the pond instead of at the Park Visitor Center.) From March to June, we will NOT be able to stay completely on paved trails, due to construction, so please meet us at the pond. More information on the North Carolina Museum of Art website: https://park.ncartmuseum.org/ Map of the 164-acre Museum Park: https://park.ncartmuseum.org/assets/pdf/Park-Map-Web.pdf Turn RIGHT when you enter via Reedy Creek Road entrance for the NC Museum of Art. Meet in upper parking lot close to the big smokestack and Welcome Center (northern end of the main lot). Look for people with binoculars. Restrooms at Welcome Center are open and handicap accessible. Admission to the Art Museum is free; opens at…