Audubon North Carolina

Baltimore Oriole. Photo: Linda Scher/Audubon Photography Awards

Audubon North Carolina is a regional office of the National Audubon Society.

From the Blue Ridge Mountains to the Outer Banks, Audubon protects birds and the places they need across North Carolina using science, advocacy, education, and on-the-ground conservation.

Top Stories

How the Roadless Rule Protects North Carolina’s Forests and Birds
Advocacy

How the Roadless Rule Protects North Carolina’s Forests and Birds

The Roadless Rule safeguards important public lands for people and birds; you can help save it.

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A Record-Breaking Summer for Oystercatchers, Stewards at Coastal Sanctuaries
Coast

A Record-Breaking Summer for Oystercatchers, Stewards at Coastal Sanctuaries

We banded more oystercatchers and had more beach bird stewards than ever before at Audubon’s coastal nesting sanctuaries in North Carolina.

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Inside Look: Restored Pond and Waterway at Audubon’s Pine Island Sanctuary
News

Inside Look: Restored Pond and Waterway at Audubon’s Pine Island Sanctuary

NC Land and Water Fund-supported project already welcoming back birds.

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News & Updates

Published Work on Golden-winged Warbler Conservation and Biology
Working Lands

Published Work on Golden-winged Warbler Conservation and Biology

Review recent peer reviewed and thesis papers done by Audubon staff, our academic partners at Appalachian and elsewhere.

Help Us Save the Sweet Song of this Wandering Warbler
Bird-Friendly Communities

Help Us Save the Sweet Song of this Wandering Warbler

2017 - the year of the Prothonotary Warbler, help us save this priority bird!

Become a Scientist in Just 15 Minutes!
Climate

Become a Scientist in Just 15 Minutes!

Great Backyard Bird Count is Coming Feb 17-20, 2017

Audubon North Carolina Hosts Yale University’s Sustainable Family Forest Initiative Trainers for Two-Day Workshop
Working Lands

Audubon North Carolina Hosts Yale University’s Sustainable Family Forest Initiative Trainers for Two-Day Workshop

Yale University's Sustaining Family Forests Initiative strategizes on how to connect with forestland owners during conference.

Upward Trends for NC's American Oystercatcher and Wilson’s Plover
Coast

Upward Trends for NC's American Oystercatcher and Wilson’s Plover

Counting birds - it's not as easy as it looks! Audubon Researchers collected and analyzed census data about the American Oystercatcher and Wilson's Plover to get a better sense of the big picture when it comes to protecting these beautiful birds.

Fifth-Grade Junior Engineers Help the Brown-headed Nuthatch
Bird-Friendly Communities

Fifth-Grade Junior Engineers Help the Brown-headed Nuthatch

The Brown-headed Nuthatch is getting a little help from some young friends in Mooresville.

Audubon Ambassador Actions 2017
Climate

Audubon Ambassador Actions 2017

How to help birds thrive every week in 2017.

2016 Piping Plovers Year in Review
Coast

2016 Piping Plovers Year in Review

Since Piping Plovers inhabit the state year-round, conservation organizations work to protect them throughout the year.

Watching for Nuthatches and Bluebirds
Climate

Watching for Nuthatches and Bluebirds

Fun community science project to understand how birds are reacting to climate change

Warwick Mill Bay is Forever Protected for Wildlife Preservation
Conservation

Warwick Mill Bay is Forever Protected for Wildlife Preservation

Nonprofits Band Together to Preserve One of North Carolina’s Last Undisturbed Bays