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10 Highlight Birds of North Carolina

1. Tundra Swan Measuring more than 50 inches in length with a wingspan of up to seven feet, the tundra swan is one of the largest birds in North America. It breeds, as its name implies, in the farthest reaches of Canada and Alaska, but North Carolinians can see it easily during winter, when vast […]

A Forster's term goes fishing at Lake Mattamuskeet. Photo by Keven Bercaw / Wikimedia.

Ten Bird Watching Hotspots in North Carolina

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Cape Hatteras National Seashore/Pea Island NWR More than 70 miles of pristine public beach stretch from Bodie Island to Okracoke Inlet, providing one of the best year-round birding venues in the eastern United States. Nearly 400 species have been recorded here and more are added regularly. You can reach this area by car from the

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