Eastern Towhee. Photo: Calli Cook/Audubon Photography Awards
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News, stories, updates, and more from Audubon North Carolina.
Swifts swirling into the Davie Poplar Tree on UNC's campus. Photo: Dylan Thiessen/UNC Chapel Hill
Famous UNC Tree Hosts Rare Swift Roost 
September 12, 2024 — Davie Poplar roost offers close-up of migration spectacle and highlights threats facing Chimney Swifts.
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Chimney Swifts entering a chimney at sunset. Photo: Steve Benoit/Flickr (CC BY 2.0)
See Swifts Roosting in a Chimney Near You!
September 04, 2024 — Witness the magic of Chimney Swift migration this fall with your local Audubon Chapter.
NORTH CAROLINA Cities, Towns and Parks
Blaze on the beach in Waukegan, Illinois. Photo: Courtesy of Lake County Audubon Society
Endangered Celebrity Shorebird Arrives in NC for the Winter
August 29, 2024 — A hand-reared Piping Plover from Lake Michigan has returned to NC for her second winter, with help from Audubon on both sides of her migration journey.
NORTH CAROLINA Coasts and Oceans
A deceased Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, most likely from an overnight window collision. Photo: Luke Franke/Audubon
Save Birds, Go Lights Out NC
August 16, 2024 — A new study shows significantly more birds die from building collisions each year than previously estimated—here’s how you can help.
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Wood Ducks
Legislative Recap: Conservation Tool Revived
August 15, 2024 — Here’s what the 23-24 legislative cycle means for birds.
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White-breasted Nuthatch. Photo: Doug Dearinger/Audubon Photography Awards
Why Audubon is Launching an Urban Forestry Program in NC
August 14, 2024 — North Carolina is losing trees in urban and suburban areas at a faster rate than anywhere else. We're working to change that.
NORTH CAROLINA Cities, Towns and Parks
Carolina Wren, juvenile, on an oak tree. Photo: Gary Flanagan/Audubon Photography Awards
Local Advocates Rally to Bring Back Raleigh’s Declining Tree Canopy
August 01, 2024 — The City Council approved the creation of a plan to protect trees in the City of Oaks, thanks to local advocates.
NORTH CAROLINA Cities, Towns and Parks
Gray Catbird in american beautyberry with a berry in its beak
A Partnership Bears Fruit
July 16, 2024 — New native plants policies come after years of grassroots advocacy and leadership from key state officials.
NORTH CAROLINA Cities, Towns and Parks
Accommodations & Things to Do
July 03, 2024 — Explore more of Durham at the Summit this Fall.
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Zach Wallace headshot
Audubon Names Zach Wallace as New Policy Director
June 27, 2024 — Wallace returns to Audubon to lead the organization’s policy work in the state.
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