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Bird-Friendly Communities

Photo: Northern Mockingbird. Photo: Don Swamback/Audubon Photography Awards

Where birds thrive, people prosper.

From urban centers to rural towns, each community can provide important habitat for native birds. In turn, birds offer us a richer, more beautiful, and healthful place to live. Learn more about our Bird-Friendly Communties.

This regional initiative is part of the National Audubon Society's Bird-Friendly Communities strategy.
Take Swift Action to Help An Urban Bird
Bird-Friendly Communities

Take Swift Action to Help An Urban Bird

Plants for Birds
Bird-Friendly Native Plants

Plants for Birds

Make A Little Room for the Brown-headed Nuthatch
Bird-Friendly Communities

Make A Little Room for the Brown-headed Nuthatch

A Little Sign Goes a Long Way
Bird-Friendly Communities

A Little Sign Goes a Long Way

Birds You Can Help Right Now

Brown-headed Nuthatch

Latin:  Sitta pusilla

Illustration for Brown-headed Nuthatch

Wood Thrush

Latin:  Hylocichla mustelina

Illustration for Wood Thrush

Chimney Swift

Latin:  Chaetura pelagica

Illustration for Chimney Swift

Prothonotary Warbler

Latin:  Protonotaria citrea

Illustration for Prothonotary Warbler

Bird-Friendly Community Posts

Major Raleigh Real Estate Company Joins Lights Out Program
News

Major Raleigh Real Estate Company Joins Lights Out Program

By Ben Graham

In partnership with Wake Audubon, Kane Realty will help make the night skies safer for migrating birds.

Five Years Later, the First Lady’s Native Plants Garden is Thriving
Bird-Friendly Native Plants

Five Years Later, the First Lady’s Native Plants Garden is Thriving

By Ben Graham

This Native Plants Week, get inspiration for fall planting from the bird-and-butterfly garden at the Executive Mansion.

Native Plants Week 2022: Plant for Birds this Fall
Bird-Friendly Native Plants

Native Plants Week 2022: Plant for Birds this Fall

Gov. Roy Cooper has set aside Oct. 17-23 as Native Plants Week; celebrate by growing more in your yard.

This Fall: Witness the Magic of Chimney Swift Migration
Events

This Fall: Witness the Magic of Chimney Swift Migration

Join Audubon chapters across the state for an outdoor watch party this fall.

Students in North Carolina Tackle Light Pollution with Cube Satellites
Bird-Friendly Communities

Students in North Carolina Tackle Light Pollution with Cube Satellites

How six students from UNC Asheville are creating a tool to help support Lights Out initiatives in North Carolina and beyond.

Students in North Carolina Tackle Light Pollution with Cube Satellites
Bird-Friendly Communities

Students in North Carolina Tackle Light Pollution with Cube Satellites

How six students from UNC Asheville are creating a tool to help support Lights Out initiatives in North Carolina and beyond.

Two NC Cities Go Dark for Birds, Thanks to Audubon Chapters
News

Two NC Cities Go Dark for Birds, Thanks to Audubon Chapters

By Ben Graham

Migrating birds will find safer passage through Greensboro and Asheville beginning this spring.

This Native Plants Week, Get Your Hands Dirty
Bird-Friendly Communities

This Native Plants Week, Get Your Hands Dirty

Join Audubon for the fifth annual celebration of native plants in North Carolina.

Wake Audubon Helps Raleigh Go Dark for the Birds
Bird-Friendly Communities

Wake Audubon Helps Raleigh Go Dark for the Birds

By Ben Graham

The city has agreed to turn off lights at night to protect migrating birds.

With Migration Underway, Charlotte Skyscraper Turns off Lights for Birds
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With Fall Migration Underway, Charlotte Skyscraper Turns off Lights for Birds

October 20, 2020 — Duke Energy Center to go dark for the birds.

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