Ever wonder what to do about a woodpecker pecking on your house? Or what to do if you find a baby bird? Our biologists have compiled some helpful answers to some of the most common questions about birds.
Abandoned crab traps (also known as “ghost pots”) strewn along the Atlantic coast can snare turtles, fish, and other wildlife. Legislation, new technology, and conservation efforts are now helping to stop the entrapment. Watch a video called “Shell-shocked: Protecting Turtles from Crab Traps” and learn how Audubon NC is getting involved in this effort.
Audubon North Carolina’s involvement in Nicaraguan conservation and sustainability projects grew out of the need to address the challenges that neotropical migratory birds face on both their breeding and wintering grounds.
Audubon’s Important Bird Area (IBA) program is an evolving conservation blueprint that helps Audubon, its partners, and landowners identify and safeguard the natural areas and landscapes that are most critical for maintaining bird populations, diversity, and habitats. In North Carolina, these living landscapes comprise more than four million acres ranging from manmade islands where nesting coastal birds find refuge, to rugged Grandfather Mountain, a future state park where challenging trails and scenic vistas attract tourists and hikers from all over the country.
The National Audubon Society's history has always been linked to a passionate concern for birds, other wildlife and their habitats. It was this concern that led to the organization of the nation's first Audubon Society in 1886. Then in 1902, T. Gilbert Pearson organized the Audubon Society of North Carolina, which launched the beginning of wildlife conservation in the state. This tradition of wildlife conservation has long been a key source of Audubon's strength and identity.
Whether he’s observing the behavior of coastal creatures such as gannets and glass lizards, or offering tips on conserving energy at home, Andy Wood’s radio commentaries are always educational and entertaining. Andy is the Director of Education for Audubon North Carolina and for more than 20 years he has reported his observations on nature in a bi-weekly commentary on WHQR, Wilmington’s public radio station.
PBOT, or Painted Bunting Observation Team, is a team of citizen scientists who are working to observe, record and catalogue sightings of Painted Buntings. The team is helping develop strategies to sustain the Eastern Painted Bunting population throughout the Carolinas and Florida.
It's no surprise that people often turn to our biologists when they have bird questions. And we try our best to answer them. When we get a question that we think will interest people all over the state, we post them on our website. Enjoy this month's Best Bird Q & A, which arrived in early November:
Q: Over the past several weeks our suet feeders have not been emptied by our feathered friends. Is there something going on?
