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

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!

115 Years and Counting, Volunteers Get Ready for Audubon Christmas Bird Count
News

115 Years and Counting, Volunteers Get Ready for Audubon Christmas Bird Count

— Data Collected During the Citizen Science event helped Shape Audubon’s Landmark Study on Climate Change
GWWA Workshop Presentations
Working Lands

GWWA Workshop Presentations

Read great presentations from the last GWWA Working Group Summit.

Talking Turkey on Turkey Day
Climate

Talking Turkey on Turkey Day

Along with baking pumpkin pie, catching up with your relatives, and maybe watching some football—there’s another to-do this holiday season: bring up birds and climate change!

Waterfowl on the Outer Banks
News

Waterfowl on the Outer Banks

It’s November on the OBX and the waterfowl that overwinter here are just coming in.

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.

Now is the best time to put up a nest box
Bird-Friendly Communities

Now is the best time to put up a nest box

Well, the best time for you to put up a nest box in your bird-friendly backyard is anytime you’re ready to do it. And for the nuthatch, the best time is NOW!

Audubon North Carolina Holds Statewide Contest For Bird Conservation
News

Audubon North Carolina Holds Statewide Contest For Bird Conservation

— Residents Are Asked to Invite Carl the Traveling Cardinal to Settle Down in Their Town To Help Protect Birds Across NC