Stacker compiled a list of the most commonly hunted migratory birds in North Carolina using data from a report released by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in August 2025. Duck and goose species are ...

Native plants for birds are like Mom’s home cooking. They’re the tried-and-true foods that keep the birds coming back for more—the berries and seeds that bring in more bluebirds, orioles, goldfinches ...

There’s a plant that’s not native to North Carolina, but it’s responsible for the deaths of hundreds of birds in the state each year. Nandina domestica, commonly referred to as Heavenly Bamboo, is ...

UNION COUNTY, N.C. (WTVD) -- Three backyard flocks in North Carolina have tested positive for bird flu. The North Carolina Department of Agriculture (NCDA&CS) says says flocks in Union, Rutherford and ...

A collection of Catherine Kramer's original watercolor paintings and prints on display in The DeBerry Gallery at the North Carolina Botanical Garden's Allen Education Center on Sunday, March 23, 2025.

Cooler weather in NC drives fall migration of millions of birds through October. Songbirds like warblers and orioles peak in September; sparrows arrive in October. Conservationists urge turning off ...

Two Eastern North Carolina Counties are among the three North Carolina counties that have had wild birds test positive for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in wild birds since the beginning of the ...

SALT LAKE CITY — It's about 3 inches long and weighs as much as a penny. But a calliope hummingbird is a tough little bird. It can fly up to 5,600 miles in a year. Despite its tiny stature, the ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — In addition to warmer temperatures and yellow pine pollen, one of the side effects of winter becoming spring in the South is the mass migration of birds heading back north until ...

The free event features hands-on activities, presentations, and a hummingbird banding demonstration. The observatory promotes bird conservation through research, education, and community outreach.

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- The city of Raleigh is joining efforts to protect migrating birds by going lights out. Millions of birds travel through North Carolina, mostly under the cover of darkness, ...

- North Carolina: 134,267 (5.6% of national harvest) ...