Bird Count

John Gerwin, an ornithologist and research curator at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, holds an adult male prairie warbler. The prairie warbler models a metal ID band on its leg.

Birds of a feather: An annual summertime bird banding project reunites a group of scientists

Paige Miranda

Researchers flock to a prairie bordering the Uwharries for an annual summer banding trip to learn more about how environmental changes are affecting bird populations.

Environment

NCSU Researchers Want YOU To Help Count Urban Birds

Rebecca Martinez

North Carolina State University researchers are seeking volunteers to help conduct a bird population survey in the Triangle's urban centers.Urban ecology…

Environment

Data Shows North Carolina's Birds Will See Climate Change Impacts

Rebecca Martinez

A new Audubon Society study says most North American winter birds are migrating farther north than they did in the 1960s.Curtis Smalling is the North…

Male Snowy Owl in the Adlerwarte Berlebeck in Berlebeck, Detmold, Germany

Environment

Birders On The Lookout For Snowy Owls, Other Species During Christmas Count

Rebecca Martinez

Nearly 600 North Carolinians are expected to get out into the woods and fields during the Audubon Society's Christmas Bird Count. Volunteer bird watchers…