Eastern Towhee. Photo: Calli Cook/Audubon Photography Awards
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A volunteer collects a Blackpoll Warbler that is dead due to a glass collision. Photo: Sydney Walsh/Audubon
Turn Off Lights at Night to Reduce Risk for Migrating Birds
August 18, 2026 — Go lights out this fall to reduce fatal bird-building collisions and help birds get to their overwintering grounds safely.
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Eastern Screech-Owl. Photo: Matt Cuda/Audubon Photography Awards
Big Wins for Birds this Legislative Session in Raleigh
July 31, 2026 — Audubon advocates took more than 2,000 actions for birds this year and mobilized in-person for Advocacy Day. Here’s everything we accomplished together.
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Black Skimmer adults and chicks. Photo: Evan Mauk/Wrightsville Beach Bird Steward
Get a Close-up of Skimmer Hatchlings Through the Lens of our Beach Bird Stewards
July 21, 2026 — Black Skimmer chicks have hatched on the South End of Wrightsville Beach, be sure to share the shore with them this summer.
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Northern Bobwhite
Audubon Statement: NC General Assembly Makes Historic Investment in Farmland Conservation
July 06, 2026 — NC Budget will help protect family farms and important bird habitat.
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Volunteers talking about their discoveries during the BioBlitz. Photo: Brittany Salmons/Audubon
New Species Documented This Spring at Pine Island
June 30, 2026 — Scientists and volunteers flocked to Audubon’s sanctuary on the Outer Banks to count as many species as possible. Here’s what we found.
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Volunteers counting nests on Lea-Hutaff Island. Photo: Lindsay Addison/Audubon
Survey Reveals Record High Least Tern Count on Audubon Sanctuary in North Carolina
June 18, 2026 — From counting colonial waterbirds, to setting up sanctuary postings, to monitoring nests—the coastal nesting season is underway for Audubon staff and birds.
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American Oystercatcher. Photo: Katherine Westover/Audubon Photography Awards
Audubon Statement: NC Bills Would Weaken Coastal Protections for our Beaches
June 11, 2026
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Audubon Advocates in front of the NCGA. Photo: Brittany Salmons/Audubon
Audubon Members Advocate for Birds in Raleigh
June 08, 2026 — Members met with more than 40 lawmakers to talk about the most important tools for protecting our state’s natural and cultural heritage.
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Prothonotary Warbler, adult male and chicks. Photo: Peter Brannon/Audubon Photography Awards
Volunteers Made 4.7M Observations for the North Carolina Bird Atlas! Now What?
May 21, 2026 — The effort to count North Carolina’s overwintering and breeding birds has come to an end, now researchers are going through the data.
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