Birding on the Outer Banks: Coastal Forests & Island Sanctuaries

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Add to your birding list as you learn about and identify rare birds alongside experts, visit Core Sound Waterfowl Museum and explore the pristine beauty of the Outer Banks.
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Overview

Trip type
Group Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

Highlights

    • Journey by boat to Bird Shoal, the sandy, uninhabited barrier island and best place to see the rare species of plovers skirting the waves
    • Explore the last remnants of rare maritime southern pine forests and the shrubby, bog-like pocosins habitats with birding forays with our ornithology experts
    • Learn more about the birds of prey with a demonstration from a raptor rehabilitator

What's this trip about?

    Add to your birding list as you learn about and identify rare birds alongside experts, visit Core Sound Waterfowl Museum and explore the pristine beauty of the Outer Banks.

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Itinerary focusClassic Highlights
Group sizeIntimate group - 12 max
Age rangeNo age restrictions
Flights and transportAll internal ground transport included
Start CitySalter Path
End CitySalter Path

Travel Themes

  • Nature & Wildlife
  • 50 Plus
  • Birding
  • Education / Learning
  • National Parks

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Activities

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Day 1

Check-in, Registration, Orientation, Welcome Dinner, Social
Location: Salter Path, NC Meal: D Hotel: Trinity Conference Center

Activity note: Conference center check-in from 4:00 p.m.

Afternoon: Program Registration: After you have your room assignment, join us at the Road Scholar table in the Point of Arrival to regist...

Day 2

Intro to Birding, Birding on Aquarium Trails, Evening Class
Location: Salter Path, NC Meal: B,L,D Hotel: Trinity Conference Center

Activity note: Getting on/off a charter bus. Walking up to 2 miles both inside the Aquarium and on uneven trails; standing for up to 30 minutes.

Breakfast: In the Trinity dining room, we’ll ...

Day 3

Croatan Forest, Calico Creek Birding Trip, Free Time
Location: Salter Path, NC Meal; B,L,D Hotel: Trinity Conference Center

Activity note: Elective: sunrise birding before breakfast with local birding expert John Fussel. Getting on/off a charter bus with multiple stops in the forest; driving about 35 miles, approximatel...

Day 4

Birding N River & Rachel Carson Preserves, Waterfowl Museum
Location: Salter Path, NC Meal: B,L,D Hotel: Trinity Conference Center

Activity note: Getting on/off a charter bus. Walking up to 1 mile at the North River Preserve; flat terrain; standing up to 20 minutes. Boarding and disembarking a passenger ferry via a stepladder ...

Day 5

Live Birds of Prey, Program Concludes
Location: Salter Path, NC Meal: B,D Hotel: Trinity Conference Center

Activity note: Conference center check-out 9:00 a.m.

Breakfast: Dining room buffet.

Morning: The Trinity Center education staff will bring along some feathered friends, and we’ll learn ...

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Price From $649
Price per day$130
Last Updated: 9/9/2021

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Meals Included
  • 14 Meals
  • 5 Breakfasts
  • 4 Lunches
  • 5 Dinners
  • The following choices may be available when requested in advance: Vegetarian, Gluten Free
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