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.

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Meet Dana Sargent, Our New Community Building Director
News

Meet Dana Sargent, Our New Community Building Director

The newest member of our team will partner with chapters to advance bird-friendly policy and conservation projects.

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NC Tern Mapping Uncovers Hemispheric Connections & Conservation Successes
Coast

NC Tern Mapping Uncovers Hemispheric Connections & Conservation Successes

A first-of-its-kind GPS telemetry project on the Atlantic Flyway reveals the hemispheric footprint of Royal Terns.

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Audubon Applauds New NC Wildlife Action Plan 
Conservation

Audubon Applauds New NC Wildlife Action Plan 

Audubon Applauds New NC Wildlife Action Plan 

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News & Updates

North Carolina Gardeners Have New Opportunities to Help Birds Thrive
Media Releases

North Carolina Gardeners Have New Opportunities to Help Birds Thrive

Audubon North Carolina empowers gardeners to grow local with its latest program, the Bird-Friendly Native Plants of the Year.

Help Winter Birds with a Deadhead
Bird-Friendly Communities

Help Winter Birds with a Deadhead

We are giving you a reason not to deadhead your flowers this fall. Just tell everyone it’s for the birds!

50 Plants for Where You Live
Bird-Friendly Native Plants

50 Plants for Where You Live

Download specific plant lists for where you live.

Why Go Native for Birds
Bird-Friendly Native Plants

Why Go Native for Birds

Native plants play a very important role in providing the food birds need to survive and thrive.

How to Make Your Yard Bird-Friendly
Bird-Friendly Native Plants

How to Make Your Yard Bird-Friendly

Grow a beautiful garden that provides a safe haven for birds in the face of climate change

Why Inlets Are Special
Coast

Why Inlets Are Special

Learn how natural inlets support hundreds of nesting and migrating shorebirds in North Carolina.

Volunteers at Work for Golden-wing Protection with Patrick Farrell
Working Lands

Volunteers at Work for Golden-wing Protection with Patrick Farrell

Meet Patrick Farrell, Audubon North Carolina partner and NC Wildlife Resources Commission professional biologist assisting Audubon landowners in habitat restoration efforts to benefit the imperiled Golden-winged Warbler.

Volunteers at Work for Golden-wing Protection with Russ Oates
Working Lands

Volunteers at Work for Golden-wing Protection with Russ Oates

Russ is an active volunteer in Audubon North Carolina’s Working Lands program. By participating in our volunteer training program in the mountains, he learned how to survey for and identify Golden-winged Warbler habitat to help ongoing restoration efforts for the priority species.

Volunteers at Work for Golden-wing Protection with Bob Repoley
Working Lands

Volunteers at Work for Golden-wing Protection with Bob Repoley

Our volunteers help lay the groundwork for Audubon NC to identify and engage private landowners in habitat restoration for priority species including the Golden-winged Warbler.

Count Birds for Science
Community Science

Count Birds for Science

Whether you’ve been watching birds for two decades or two weeks, there are many easy ways you can help protect birds in backyards across America.