Coasts and Oceans

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.

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

Calling All Texans to Share the Shore with Nesting Birds

May 30, 2024 — Whether you love the beach for sunbathing, walking your dog, fishing, kayaking, or boating, please remember to take care of our coastal birds by sharing the shore.

TEXAS Coastal Resilience

An Osprey in flight against a blue sky holding a fish in its talon.

Researchers Sound the Alarm Over the Chesapeake Bay’s Ospreys

May 13, 2024 — In the world’s largest population of the fish-eating raptors, reproductive rates have fallen below DDT-era lows. Scientists say overfishing by one company is to blame.

Conservation News

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.

NORTH CAROLINA

Waterbird Survey Shows Continued Declines for Beach-nesting Species

March 12, 2024 — A 2023 census report shows substantial declines for Black Skimmers, among others. Here's how we’re working to turn the tide.

NORTH CAROLINA

100 Years...and Flying

February 08, 2024

TEXAS Coastal Stewardship

Trail Cameras Show Perils Facing Oystercatcher Families on the Cape Fear River

January 26, 2024 — Less than a quarter of oystercatcher parents were able to successfully raise chicks on the river last summer. Trail camera footage reveals some of the reasons why.

NORTH CAROLINA