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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service declared 21 bird species extinct last week, including a migratory songbird that spent significant time in North Carolina. A Carolina bird through and through, it was ...

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 ...

The Bachman's warbler was a small songbird with a historical range of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. This week, the Fish and Wildlife Service declared it ...

The Black Rail, a coastal marsh bird, is one of the most threatened species in North Carolina. Christy Hand, SCDNR If a shy, mouse-sized bird disappears from North Carolina’s marshes, will anyone ...