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

DEQ Sec. Regan, Lawmakers Tour Audubon Sanctuary and Coastal Resilience Work
News

DEQ Sec. Regan, Lawmakers Tour Audubon Sanctuary and Coastal Resilience Work

Audubon, state officials tout importance of collaboration in protecting North Carolina’s coast.

Missing White Ibis Return to Battery Island After Year-long Hiatus
NEW Coasts

Missing White Ibis Return to Battery Island After Year-long Hiatus

Audubon members and the Cape Fear Garden Club get up-close view of ibis nesting season on the Cape Fear River.

Letting it Grow: How Landowners are Helping Birds by Mowing Less
Forest Legacy Landbird Project - Working Lands

Letting it Grow: How Landowners are Helping Birds by Mowing Less

Allison Bovée and Mary Vogel have changed their landscaping practices at BirdTown Cabins in western North Carolina to create new bird habitat.

Planting a Mountain Oasis for Birds
Bird-Friendly Communities

Planting a Mountain Oasis for Birds

Outside of Boone, High Country Audubon is reviving the hillsides and riverbanks of a park with native plants.

Neighbors Band Together for Golden-winged Warblers
Conservation

Neighbors Band Together for Golden-winged Warblers

In Mitchell County, landowners are turning a power line right-of-way into prime habitat for a declining warbler.

Record Least Tern Colony Nests near Wilmington
News

Record Least Tern Colony Nests near Wilmington

Growing population highlights the importance of habitat management for North Carolina’s beach-nesting birds.

Audubon Statement on Retirement of “Conservation Giant” Rep. Chuck McGrady
Media Releases

Audubon Statement on Retirement of “Conservation Giant” Rep. Chuck McGrady

McGrady has been champion of conservation trust funds that protect bird habitat.

Welcoming Golden-winged Warblers to a Working Farm
Conservation

Welcoming Golden-winged Warblers to a Working Farm

The owners of Shady Grove Gardens in Ashe County open their farm to birds and birders every spring.

Clean Water Management Trust Fund Gives Birds a Boost
News

Clean Water Management Trust Fund Gives Birds a Boost

As lawmakers craft this year’s budget, analysis reveals importance of Clean Water Management Trust Fund to birds.

A City Girl’s First Time Birding
Birds

A City Girl’s First Time Birding

Audubon intern Daija Graves recounts the lessons learned on her first journey into the woods with binoculars.