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

Top Wins for Birds in 2025
News

Top Wins for Birds in 2025

From restoring important habitat to advocating for lasting change at the NC legislature, here’s all that we accomplished for birds this year.

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Audubon, Chapters Join Global Wildlife Tracking Network to Help Birds
Chapters

Audubon, Chapters Join Global Wildlife Tracking Network to Help Birds

NC chapters are taking advantage of an easy and affordable way to get involved in cool bird science, and it’s paying off.

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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.