North Carolina bird watching

State Checklists:
Thayer Birding Software
North Carolina Bird Club
NPWRC Bird Checklists - North Carolina

Species Seen in North Carolina: 437

State Ornithological Society:
(North) Carolina Bird Club

Rare Bird Alerts:
(704) 332-2473   Statewide
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Electronic Mailing Lists:
Carolinabirds: Discussion of birds in North and South Carolina.
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Maps:
North Carolina
North Carolina Maps
State Park Maps
Map of Counties

Retail Birding Stores
Travel Guide by City

Birding Links for North Carolina:
Birding Festivals
Christmas Bird Count Database
Pelagic Birding Trips
Piedmont Bird Club
Carolina Raptor Center
Birding the Outer Banks
Birding North Carolina
Wings Over Water Festival
North Carolina Birds
North Carolina Outdoors  Links to some State parks
North Carolina Parks

North Carolina Organizations:
Audubon Chapters in North Carolina
   Elisha Mitchell Audubon Society   Asheville
   Highlands Plateau Audubon Society   Highlands Plateau
   Mecklenburg Audubon Society  Charlotte
   New Hope Audubon Society   Chapel Hill
   Wake Audubon Society   Cary
North Carolina Bluebird Society
The Nature Conservancy - North Carolina

Important Birding Locations in North Carolina:
Hot Spots
Birding In the Winston-Salem Area
Great Birding Sites in the Highlands Area (Asheville)
Birding Spots near Charlotte
Birding in Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill
US Fish & Wildlife Service Refuges - North Carolina

Pete Thayer's Favorite Hot Spots:
Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge
35.45 N   76.20 W
Tundra Swan show up each winter by the thousands. Over twenty species of ducks can be found in the winter as well. This is a very good spot in spring and fall migration for shorebirds.

Outer Banks / Atlantic Ocean
35.31 N   75.29 W
This is one of the best spots on the East coast for pelagic (open ocean) trips, especially in May. Go out 20-40 miles to see Cory's and Greater Shearwater; Black-capped Petrel; and Wilson's, Leach's and Band-rumped Storm-Petrel. Back on land visit the Cape Hatteras National Seashore.

Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge
35.73 N   75.51 W
The "dune peas" attract birds of all types. Shorebirds nest in summer and waterfowl are here as well. Search the estuary and tidal creeks. Piping Plovers nest here. You may even spot a Parasitic Jaeger offshore.