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

Installing Nuthatch Nest Boxes 101
Bird-Friendly Communities

Installing Nuthatch Nest Boxes 101

Dr. Stanback answers commonly asked questions about putting up nuthatch nest boxes.

Vines Make for Happy Hummers
Native Plant Profiles

Vines Make for Happy Hummers

Vines are self-filling hummingbird feeders! Plant them in your bird-friendly backyard.

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.

How you can help, right now