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.

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

Why I Volunteer at “Bird O’clock”
Bird-Friendly Communities

Why I Volunteer at “Bird O’clock”

Learn why dedicated volunteers wake up at “bird o’clock” to survey downtown streets on early spring and fall mornings.

Plant spicebush, give a bird one more day!
Native Plant Profiles

Plant spicebush, give a bird one more day!

The Spicebush is among our Bird-Friendly Native Plants of the Year for 2015. Find this and other plants at your local participating retailer.

Show Your Love for the Wood Thrush
Bird-Friendly Communities

Show Your Love for the Wood Thrush

Meet the Wood Thrush, our champion bird of 2015!

Muéstreles un Poco de Amor a las Aves el Día de San Valentín
Bird-Friendly Communities

Muéstreles un Poco de Amor a las Aves el Día de San Valentín

Dele a la Madre Naturaleza un regalo de San Valentín este año y demuestre cuánto se preocupa por las aves participando de este Gran Conteo de Aves en Comunidad.

Winterberry – Irresistible to Birds AND People
Native Plant Profiles

Winterberry – Irresistible to Birds AND People

Not only will the winterberries delight human neighbors every fall and winter, they will attract and feed a variety of birds.

Frozen birds have flown the coop!
Bird-Friendly Communities

Frozen birds have flown the coop!

Estimates indicate that 100 million to 1 billion birds fall victim to buildings every year in the United States alone. And this fall, dozens of birds were found in downtown Winston-Salem.

Research and Conservation – What Lights Out is All About
Bird-Friendly Communities

Research and Conservation – What Lights Out is All About

This fall, dozens of birds were found in downtown Winston-Salem. So, where do the birds go?

Bird-Friendly Native Plants of the Year: For Growers and Retailers
Bird-Friendly Native Plants

Bird-Friendly Native Plants of the Year: For Growers and Retailers

We are creating a local base of buyers for native plants, and now we need YOU – our local growers and nurserymen.

Snap and Share – We Want to See Your Bird-Friendly Backyard!
Bird-Friendly Communities

Snap and Share – We Want to See Your Bird-Friendly Backyard!

Got a bird-friendly backyard? We want to see it all!

Zoo visitors view polar bears through bird-friendly glass
Bird-Friendly Communities

Zoo visitors view polar bears through bird-friendly glass

In Asheboro, the North Carolina Zoo has installed bird-friendly glass in the recently expanded polar bear exhibit, which will reduce window collisions from migrating and resident birds.

How you can help, right now