Eastern Towhee. Photo: Calli Cook/Audubon Photography Awards
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News, stories, updates, and more from Audubon North Carolina.
Purple Martin. Photo: Keith Kingdon/Audubon Photography Awards
Flip the Light Switch for Birds this Spring
March 17, 2026 — Millions of birds are hitting the skies to return to their breeding grounds. You can help them by making the skies darker at night.
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Barred Owl. Photo: Scott Suriano/Audubon Photography Awards
Chapters Gather in Winston-Salem to Share Conservation Successes
March 11, 2026 — Together we celebrated projects with hemispheric reach, notable anniversaries, bird-friendly community wins, and more.
NORTH CAROLINA Audubon Chapters
Golden-winged Warbler. Photo: Rick Nirschl/iNaturalist CC BY-NC 4.0
New Data Reveals Golden-winged Warbler Migration Mysteries
February 17, 2026 — Audubon and partners pioneered how we study Golden-wings. The data is still contributing to our understanding of these unique birds.
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Clockwise from top left: Forsyth Audubon with Senator Steve Jarvis. Photo: Liz Condo; Curtis Smalling leading a bird walk during the leadership conference. Photo: Gabrielle Saleh/Audubon; Brown Pelican chick. Photo: Brittany Salmons/Audubon; Audubon North
Top Wins for Birds in 2025
December 03, 2025 — From restoring important habitat to advocating for lasting change at the NC legislature, here’s all that we accomplished for birds this year.
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Pine Island lodge. Photo: Sydney Walsh/Audubon
Pine Island Year in Review: Habitat and Infrastructure Upgrades Prepare Sanctuary for the Future
November 12, 2025 — This year we made significant updates to make the sanctuary more resilient and improve habitat.
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Short-billed Dowitcher. Photo: Sydney Walsh/Audubon
Audubon, Chapters Join Global Wildlife Tracking Network to Help Birds
November 12, 2025 — NC chapters and our Pine Island Sanctuary are taking advantage of an easy and affordable way to get involved in cool bird science, and it’s paying off.
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Container ship passing a bird nesting island on the Cape Fear River. Photo: Lindsay Addison/Audubon
Proposed Wilmington Port Expansion is Bad News for Birds and People
October 23, 2025 — The proposal would exacerbate erosion at nesting sanctuaries while providing no economic benefit.
NORTH CAROLINA Policy & Advocacy
American Oystercatcher. Photo: Lorraine Minns/Audubon Photography Awards
Resilience Projects will Test Shoreline Protection on the Cape Fear River
October 14, 2025 — Learn how you can support this project and help nesting waterbirds.
NORTH CAROLINA Coasts and Oceans
Hermit Thrush on American Beautyberry. Photo: Sujata Roy/Audubon Photography Awards
Celebrate Native Plants Week by Getting Your Hands Dirty
October 07, 2025 — New state policies boost native plants; join the movement by planting natives this fall.
NORTH CAROLINA Cities, Towns and Parks
Scarlet Tanager.
How the Roadless Rule Protects North Carolina’s Forests and Birds
September 26, 2025 — The Roadless Rule safeguards important public lands for people and birds; you can help save it.
NORTH CAROLINA Policy & Advocacy