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

• At the next Augusta-Aiken Audubon Society meeting, we will have Ms. Vicky Bertagnolli talk about Pollinators and their Pals. The meeting is on Thursday, September 12, 2019 at 7:00 PM at the North Augusta, South Carolina Community Center located at 495 Brookside Drive in North Augusta. All are invited! See the meeting page for details.

• 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!