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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
Advocacy

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
Advocacy

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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See How Black Skimmers Are Faring this Summer
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See How Black Skimmers Are Faring this Summer

Since 2014, waterbird surveys have shown a decline in nesting Black Skimmer pairs. Here’s how they're doing this summer.

A Guide to Fall Migration on the Coast
Joy Of Birds

A Fall Guide to Coastal Migration

While this fall brings bird migration departures, many new arrivals are starting to appear along our coast.

Trail Cam Reveals Harsh Realities of Life as a Piping Plover
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Trail Cam Reveals Harsh Realities of Life as a Piping Plover

A Piping Plover pair has made Lea-Hutaff home this year but as our trail camera shows, life is anything but easy for these and other nesting coastal birds.

Midseason Coastal Nesting Update: Baby Birds Get New Bling
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Midseason Coastal Nesting Update: Baby Birds Get New Bling

Thousands of birds have been banded and colonial waterbirds counted as summer heats up. Now it’s the public’s turn to help by reporting their sightings.

Meet our New Staff
News

Meet our New Staff

The newest three members of our team are helping to protect coastal birds, tell the story of our conservation work, and promote the conservation of urban forests.

Be a Good Egg and Share the Shore this 4th of July
Media Releases

Be a Good Egg and Share the Shore this 4th of July

— Help us protect beach-nesting birds by respecting posted nesting sanctuaries this Independence Day.
Audubon and Partners Launch Community-driven Climate Projects in Three States
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Audubon and Partners Launch Community-driven Climate Projects in Three States

New funding will support birds and underserved communities in Indiana, North Carolina, and South Carolina.

Inside this Year’s Big Colonial Waterbird Count
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Inside this Year’s Big Colonial Waterbird Count

From Currituck to the Cape Fear, biologists are scouring the coast this summer for a sweeping waterbird census.

Coastal Birds are Back and Already Getting Busy
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Coastal Birds are Back and Already Getting Busy

New closure window, supported by 900 Audubon members, better protects nesting birds.

Meet the Pine Island Intern
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Meet the Pine Island Intern

Anya Charu Raheja interned at our Outer Banks Sanctuary through the Coastal Semester program at the Coastal Studies Institute.