Birding in North Carolina doesn't have a season. Though many species migrate out of the area to warmer climates in the Caribbean, South American and Central America, many more stay behind to make ...

The NC Bird Atlas has just completed the second year of breeding bird surveys throughout the state, but we are still in need of your help! Since 1970, we’ve lost one in four birds nationwide, an ...

Join the Coastal Studies Institute for a guided winter birding experience at Lake Mattamuskeet, one of North Carolina’s premier waterfowl habitats and a critical stopover along the Atlantic ...

From hummingbirds to cardinals, bird feeders to bird flu — here are more stories about the winged creatures we love to see in our backyards (and beyond). Eleven hummingbird species have been spotted ...

With efforts to save their native habitat in doubt, nine of the world's most endangered birds, Brazilian mergansers, are ...

North Carolina’s most common hummingbird — the Ruby-throated hummingbird — is slated to make an appearance this month, but if you spotted a hummingbird in the last few months, it may have been a rare ...

The American Ornithological Society, the worldwide birding organization that standardizes bird names across the Americas, will rename all species of birds that have been named after people, the group ...

Northern bobwhite populations are declining in North Carolina's Triangle region, according to North Carolina's Mini Breeding Bird Survey. A 2019 study found that North America has lost nearly 3 ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. The Black Rail, a coastal marsh bird, is one of the most threatened species in North ...