Birds

Three North Carolina counties have some bird populations that are strongly declining, consistent with a 2019 study that found “major” population loss among North America’s birds.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently removed nearly two dozen species from the Endangered Species Act due to extinction, including one that called the Carolinas home.

As the fall migration season ramps up, Audubon North Carolina is encouraging people to help make night skies darker for migrating birds.

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.

The long-running bird census is an annual conservation effort done by volunteers in the U.S and North Carolina to help keep track of bird species.

Built in the 1980s, the structure is in need of significant repairs.

Black birders have to be conscious of their personal safety in the field. Two PhD students at North Carolina State University are raising awareness on social media.

The marshes in and around the Pine Island Sanctuary house some 183 different bird species. But they are eroding due to the effects of rising seas and a changing climate. Now, the Audubon Society has embarked on a years-long surveying project to map the habitat of rare, secretive marsh birds. What they hear from the birds will serve as an indicator of what could happen to the marshes.

Long-distance travellers are stopping through North Carolina this week. Despite weighing as much as a triple-A battery, the Blackpoll Warbler annually…

Long-distance travellers are stopping through North Carolina this week. Despite weighing as much as a triple-A battery, the Blackpoll Warbler annually…