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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.
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Roosting swifts.
You’re Invited: Witness the Magic of Swift Migration
August 26, 2025 — Audubon chapters are hosting Swift Night Out watch parties across the state.
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A dead Blackpoll Warbler, victim of a glass collision. Photo: Sydney Walsh/Audubon
Here’s How You Can Help the Millions of Birds that will Pass Through NC this Fall
August 18, 2025 — Artificial lights at night can disorient birds, leading to fatal building collisions.
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Bird City: Science Backed Actions Help Birds Thrive and Communities Shine
August 07, 2025
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Prairie Warbler, Cercis canadensis (Eastern Redbud). Photo: Randy Richard/Audubon Photography Awards
Three Things You Should Do for Your Trees (and Birds) this Spring, According to Experts
April 15, 2025 — Promoting healthy urban forests starts in our own yards and neighborhoods.
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Scarlet Tanager perched, singing
Minnesota Proclaims Lights Out Week for Migratory Birds
March 17, 2025 — Audubon Upper Mississippi River and partners requested the proclamation to help reduce light pollution
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Ovenbird. Photo: Gary Robinette/Audubon Photography Awards
Turn off Lights at Night to Help Spring Migrants
March 04, 2025 — Join efforts across the state to reduce fatal bird building collisions by going Lights Out at night through May 30.
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Carolina Chickadee on American Holly. Photo: Jeff Drake/Great Backyard Bird Count
Fast-Growing County Passes Bird-Friendly Development Policies, Thanks to Audubon Chapter
January 09, 2025 — New Hope Bird Alliance helped pass bird-friendly land-use policies that will help guide Chatham County development.
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Kentucky Warbler. Photo: Andrew Weitzel/Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0) https://www.flickr.com/photos/21531749@N06/41983050772/in/photolist-26XU7jY-UY9AV9-TUEDxJ-2j28uTe-2j8xJ5k-2oBqSYa-2nmVkXx-2kZeHnv-GK8tCd-GK8tHy-2j4k8Kd
Less Light, More Trees for Migrating Birds
October 16, 2024 — Cities and towns can be places where migrating birds thrive—with the expansion and conservation of our urban forests.
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Black-throated Blue Warbler on American Beautyberry. Photo: William Hauck/Audubon Photography Awards
Establish New Roots this Native Plants Week 2024
October 15, 2024 — It’s easier and more popular than ever to sow native seeds this fall, thanks to a myriad of new state and local policies—just in time for North Carolina Native Plants Week Oct. 20-26.
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