/tags/birds Birds en-US Copyright Tue, 30 Jul 2024 12:01:42 GMT /show/due-south/2024-07-30/hummingbird-season-here-spot-tips-birds-birding In this encore edition, a researcher and expert answers questions on how to attract the species native to our region like Ruby-throated hummingbirds. Tue, 30 Jul 2024 12:01:42 GMT /show/due-south/2024-07-30/hummingbird-season-here-spot-tips-birds-birding Leoneda Inge, Stacia Brown, Cole del Charco /environment/2024-06-27/lake-mattamuskeet-federal-government-delays-chemical-treatment-birds The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has agreed to delay a pilot program that would have applied a chemical treatment to improve water quality at Lake Mattamuskeet as a lawsuit against it continues. Thu, 27 Jun 2024 15:51:56 GMT /environment/2024-06-27/lake-mattamuskeet-federal-government-delays-chemical-treatment-birds Will Michaels /environment/2024-05-27/groups-court-stop-chemical-treatment-birds-lake-mattamuskeet Conservation groups argue the use of this chemical treatment will harm wildlife in a well-known bird sanctuary. Mon, 27 May 2024 16:35:14 GMT /environment/2024-05-27/groups-court-stop-chemical-treatment-birds-lake-mattamuskeet Celeste Gracia /environment/2024-01-30/triangle-north-carolina-bird-population-decline-loss-climate-change Three North Carolina counties have some bird populations that are strongly declining, consistent with a 2019 study that found “major” population loss among North America’s birds. Tue, 30 Jan 2024 20:18:51 GMT /environment/2024-01-30/triangle-north-carolina-bird-population-decline-loss-climate-change Sophie Mallinson /environment/2023-10-20/bachmans-warbler-nc-sc-extinct-extinction-endangered-species-act-removal-21-species-fish-wildlife-service The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently removed nearly two dozen species from the Endangered Species Act due to extinction, including one that called the Carolinas home. Fri, 20 Oct 2023 15:28:27 GMT /environment/2023-10-20/bachmans-warbler-nc-sc-extinct-extinction-endangered-species-act-removal-21-species-fish-wildlife-service Sophie Mallinson /environment/2023-09-19/birds-migrating-light-pollution-north-carolina As the fall migration season ramps up, Audubon North Carolina is encouraging people to help make night skies darker for migrating birds. Tue, 19 Sep 2023 11:20:14 GMT /environment/2023-09-19/birds-migrating-light-pollution-north-carolina Sophie Mallinson /science-technology/2023-08-03/birds-of-a-feather-an-annual-summertime-bird-banding-project-reunites-a-group-of-scientists Researchers flock to a prairie bordering the Uwharries for an annual summer banding trip to learn more about how environmental changes are affecting bird populations. Thu, 03 Aug 2023 20:00:35 GMT /science-technology/2023-08-03/birds-of-a-feather-an-annual-summertime-bird-banding-project-reunites-a-group-of-scientists Paige Miranda /environment/2022-12-23/audubon-christmas-bird-count-underway-north-carolina The long-running bird census is an annual conservation effort done by volunteers in the U.S and North Carolina to help keep track of bird species. Fri, 23 Dec 2022 15:07:52 GMT /environment/2022-12-23/audubon-christmas-bird-count-underway-north-carolina Sharryse Piggott /news/2022-04-21/north-carolina-zoo-permanently-closing-aviary-habitat Built in the 1980s, the structure is in need of significant repairs. Thu, 21 Apr 2022 18:16:50 GMT /news/2022-04-21/north-carolina-zoo-permanently-closing-aviary-habitat Joe Jurney /environment/2021-07-26/black-birders-field-safety Black birders have to be conscious of their personal safety in the field. Two PhD students at North Carolina State University are raising awareness on social media. Mon, 26 Jul 2021 14:22:09 GMT /environment/2021-07-26/black-birders-field-safety Adithi Ramakrishnan