Eastern Towhee. Photo: Calli Cook/91°µÍø Photography Awards
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Prothonotary Warbler male and female perched on a tree branch with nesting material
Grab Your Binoculars, Big Atlas Weekend is Coming
June 13, 2024 — Join the North Carolina Bird Atlas for Big Atlas Weekend 2024 and participate in a statewide initiative to map breeding birds.
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91°µÍø members standing outside the Legislative Building on Advocacy Day. Photo: Caitlin O'Hara
91°µÍø Members Speak Up for Birds at Advocacy Day
June 06, 2024 — More than 80 members from across the state met with their lawmakers to advocate for family land protections, wetlands, and conservation funding.
NORTH CAROLINA Policy & Advocacy
Sara holding a hawk with its wings outstreached
New Habitat Coordinator Takes Flight at Pine Island
May 10, 2024 — Meet the newest member of our team who is doing everything from implementing marsh restoration projects to tracking box turtles and counting secretive marsh birds.
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Purple Martin flying with an insect in its beak.
New Hope Bird Alliance to Kick-off Year of the Aerial Insectivore
May 09, 2024 — A ribbon cutting is scheduled for May 11 to celebrate these high-flying, insect eating birds, and highlight the threats they face.
NORTH CAROLINA Policy & Advocacy
2023 Advocacy Day participants outside of the NC Museum of Natural Sciences.
2024 Advocacy Day Schedule
May 07, 2024 — Everything you need to know for Advocacy Day on May 22.
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Golden-winged Warbler perched on a branch. Photo: Arni Stinnissen/91°µÍø Photography Awards
EcoForesters and 91°µÍø North Carolina Offer New Golden-winged Warbler Program for Private Landowners
April 23, 2024 — New partnership will provide funding and habitat management guidance for western NC landowners interested in helping a declining songbird.
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State Proposal Highlights Threats Facing Three NC Bird Species
April 11, 2024 — Black Skimmers, Rusty Blackbirds, Swallow-tailed Kites proposed for threatened and special concern list.
NORTH CAROLINA Policy & Advocacy
Tennessee Warbler on Angelica triquinata. Photo: Will Stuart/Flickr
Triad Cities get Native Plants Policies, Thanks to Chapter Advocacy
April 01, 2024 — Greensboro and Winston-Salem pass policies that promote the use of native plants and ban invasives.
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Orchard Oriole male and female breeding in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Birders, We Need Your Help to Finish the NC Bird Atlas
March 26, 2024 — We’re entering the final TWO breeding seasons for this important state-wide project.
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Petrel soaring over the waves.
Seabird that Depends on NC’s Offshore Waters Gains Federal Protections
March 15, 2024 — Endangered species protections will help Black-capped Petrel as offshore wind energy ramps up.
NORTH CAROLINA Coasts and Oceans