Birds

— Natural inlets and barrier islands provide critical stopover and wintering habitat for shorebirds, gulls, and more.

— These hard-to-find birds thrive in extensive, healthy marsh habitat, but their reclusive nature makes them difficult to find and study.

— By surveying for rails, bitterns, and other rare marsh birds, we’ll better understand the health of the marsh and what it means for birds and people.

— Immerse yourself in the beautiful, chaotic scenes of the Lower Cape Fear River.

— Get your fill of North Carolina birds with these short films, TV shows, and virtual presentations featuring Audubon.

— Bobbing sandpipers. Tiny toads. Swimming geese. Audubon intern London Thompson finds a lot to love on her first-ever bird walk.

— They may look hungry, but tossing food scraps to Brown Pelicans does more harm than good.

— Audubon intern Daija Graves recounts the lessons learned on her first journey into the woods with binoculars.

— The start of April means scores of spring birds are en route to North Carolina. Read on for eight arrivals to watch for this month.

— North Carolina birders made a strong showing again this year with more than 4,000 checklists.