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Rich Inlet Protected

Save Rich Inlet
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Save Rich Inlet

We need your help protecting one of the LAST natural inlets in our state. Be the voice for our coastal birds!

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Rich Inlet Is Naturally Important to Birds
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Rich Inlet Is Naturally Important to Birds

Rich is one of the few natural inlets left in the state. It has escaped hard structures like jetties and terminal groins that drastically alter inlets and destroy habitat that birds require.

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Help Save Endangered Piping Plovers at North Carolina’s Rich Inlet
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Help Save Endangered Piping Plovers at North Carolina’s Rich Inlet

We need YOUR help to stop the construction of this terminal groin once and for all. Urge the Army Corps to Save Rich Inlet.

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Hatteras Shifting Sands That Need Protecting

Speak up for Cape Hatteras National Seashore
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Speak up for Cape Hatteras National Seashore

The National Park Service is seeking input from the public. This is your opportunity to speak up for those who enjoy the Seashore for all that it offers to birds, sea turtles, other wildlife.

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A Final Rule for Hatteras
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A Final Rule for Hatteras

Once again, nesting shorebirds need our help. This is our last and final chance to speak out for birds at Cape Hatteras National Seashore.

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Nesting Update: The South End of Wrightsville Beach, April - May
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Nesting Update: The South End of Wrightsville Beach, April - May

The south end of Wrightsville Beach is an important site for five species of beach-nesting birds.

The South End of Wrightsville Beach – A Vital Bird Habitat
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The South End of Wrightsville Beach – A Vital Bird Habitat

The south end of Wrightsville Beach, N.C. is a favorite among many beach-nesting birds. Each summer, nesting shorebirds arrive to raise the next generation of chicks.

How Banding Supports Bird Conservation Science
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How Banding Supports Bird Conservation Science

Bird banding is a valuable tool in the study and conservation of many bird species. Explore insights gleaned from the observation of banded birds.

Share Your Holiday with Shorebirds
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Share Your Holiday with Shorebirds

While you’re enjoying some fun in the sun, remember, you aren’t the only one using the sand and surf. Share the beach with shorebirds.

Audubon NC Reminds Memorial Day Beachgoers to Share the Beach
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Audubon NC Reminds Memorial Day Beachgoers to Share the Beach

— Audubon North Carolina has created simple tips everyone can use to share the beach with birds and avoid disrupting them.
Quest for Banded Birds: The 18-Year Journey of a Brown Pelican
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Quest for Banded Birds: The 18-Year Journey of a Brown Pelican

The oldest known Brown Pelican was 43. Bird banding research allows biologists to uncover data to help protect and conserve priority species throughout their life cycle.

Quest for Banded Birds: A Red Knot from Chile to the Carolinas
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Quest for Banded Birds: A Red Knot from Chile to the Carolinas

Learn about the data discovered by a Red Knot banded in Bahia Lomas, Chile.

Help Audubon Track Pink Banded Piping Plovers
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Help Audubon Track Pink Banded Piping Plovers

— Wintering Plovers Recently Banded in Bahamas Making Their Way North
Quest for Banded Birds: The Next Generation of American Oystercatchers
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Quest for Banded Birds: The Next Generation of American Oystercatchers

Follow the life of an oystercatcher banded on Champagne Island in Cape May County, NJ in 2007 when it was just a chick.

Quest for Banded Birds: A Wintering Piping Plover
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Quest for Banded Birds: A Wintering Piping Plover

This banded Piping Plover is part of the endangered Great Lakes population, which consists of around 70 breeding pairs and their offspring. During 2014, it wintered at Rich Inlet.