Eastern Towhee. Photo: Calli Cook/Audubon Photography Awards
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News, stories, updates, and more from Audubon North Carolina.
Downtown Durham. Photo: James Willamor/Flickr CC BY-SA 2.0
Save the Date: Audubon North Carolina Summit 2024 in Durham
June 21, 2024 — Audubon members from across the state will gather in Durham Oct. 4-6 to celebrate fall migration.
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American Oystercatcher. Photo: Brittany Salmons/Audubon
‘Tis the Season for Baby Birds
June 18, 2024 — It’s already time for our mid-season coastal nesting update from the Cape Fear River and beyond.
NORTH CAROLINA Coasts and Oceans
Kate Goodenough holding a tagged Royal Tern. Photo: Brittany Salmons/Audubon
Cape Fear Royal Terns Get GPS Transmitters
June 18, 2024 — A first for the Atlantic Flyway, we're tracking Royal Terns that nest on the Cape Fear River to document important foraging grounds and more.
NORTH CAROLINA Coasts and Oceans
Prothonotary Warbler male and female perched on a tree branch with nesting material
Grab Your Binoculars, Big Atlas Weekend is Coming
June 13, 2024 — Join the North Carolina Bird Atlas for Big Atlas Weekend 2024 and participate in a statewide initiative to map breeding birds.
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Audubon members standing outside the Legislative Building on Advocacy Day. Photo: Caitlin O'Hara
Audubon Members Speak Up for Birds at Advocacy Day
June 06, 2024 — More than 80 members from across the state met with their lawmakers to advocate for family land protections, wetlands, and conservation funding.
NORTH CAROLINA Policy & Advocacy
Sara holding a hawk with its wings outstreached
New Habitat Coordinator Takes Flight at Pine Island
May 10, 2024 — Meet the newest member of our team who is doing everything from implementing marsh restoration projects to tracking box turtles and counting secretive marsh birds.
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Purple Martin flying with an insect in its beak.
New Hope Bird Alliance to Kick-off Year of the Aerial Insectivore
May 09, 2024 — A ribbon cutting is scheduled for May 11 to celebrate these high-flying, insect eating birds, and highlight the threats they face.
NORTH CAROLINA Policy & Advocacy
2023 Advocacy Day participants outside of the NC Museum of Natural Sciences.
2024 Advocacy Day Schedule
May 07, 2024 — Everything you need to know for Advocacy Day on May 22.
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Golden-winged Warbler perched on a branch. Photo: Arni Stinnissen/Audubon Photography Awards
EcoForesters and Audubon North Carolina Offer New Golden-winged Warbler Program for Private Landowners
April 23, 2024 — New partnership will provide funding and habitat management guidance for western NC landowners interested in helping a declining songbird.
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State Proposal Highlights Threats Facing Three NC Bird Species
April 11, 2024 — Black Skimmers, Rusty Blackbirds, Swallow-tailed Kites proposed for threatened and special concern list.
NORTH CAROLINA Policy & Advocacy