The Board of Directors of the Augusta-Aiken Audubon Society has decided to discontinue the bimonthly Chapter Newsletter. All information included in the newsletters can be found on the Chapter website (www.augustaaikenaudubon.org) and the Augusta-Aiken Audubon Group on Facebook. Announcements, sightings, etc. will be reported on this page. The last issue of the Newsletter can be viewed at JULY, 2019 NEWSLETTER

• The next Augusta Aiken Audubon meeting will be on 14 November, 2019. Our currently scheduled presentation is Forest Management by Mr. Brandon Heitkamp, the chapter president. The meeting will be held at the North Augusta, South Carolina Community Center located at 495 Brookside Drive in North Augusta. The public is welcome!

• The September 12, 2019 meeting included a talk by Ms. Vicky Bertagnolli on Pollinators and their Pals. Thank you Vicky!
• On 28 July, Lois Stacey reported that we have the first Richmond County record of nesting Double-crested Cormorants at Brickyard Ponds. There are two nests with five chicks total. This is one of very few breeding records for the state!