North Carolina

Ben Graham

Senior Communications Manager, Carolinas and Mid-Atlantic
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Articles by Ben Graham

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.
NC Coasts and Oceans
Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary Celebration. Photo: Courtesy of Blue Ridge Audubon Chapter
Calling all Birders: Help WNC Spring Back this Migration Season
May 19, 2025 — By visiting WNC, birders can support local economies and help survey storm impacts on birds.
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After Hurricane Helene, Mountain Chapters Work for Normalcy and Recovery
February 14, 2025 — “It’s been heart breaking and heartwarming at the same time.”
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Swifts at the Davie Poplar.
What a Rare Roost on UNC's Campus Says About the Plight of Swifts.
September 17, 2024 — Chimney Swifts adapted to humans long ago. The discovery of a natural roost site on a college campus underscores all the ways we’re pushing swifts to the limit again.
NC 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.
NC Cities, Towns and Parks
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.
NC Policy & Advocacy
Petrel soaring over the waves.
Seabird that Depends on NC’s Offshore Waters Gains Federal Protections
March 15, 2024 — Endangered species protections will help Black-capped Petrel as offshore wind energy ramps up.
NC Coasts and Oceans
A researcher holds a tagged Golden-winged Warbler
Tagged Golden-winged Warblers Return After Cross-Continent Journey
May 30, 2023 — Tiny songbirds bring radio-tracking backpacks back to North Carolina, along with important data.
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A small warbler with a nanotag on its back.
Light Weight Tracking Technology will Help Reveal Mysteries of Golden-wing Decline
May 24, 2022 — Audubon and partners across the South and Midwest are using radio tags to track a rare songbird.
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