Birding Resources

Audubon Bird Guide App (Audubon)
The Audubon Bird Guide is a free and complete field guide to over 800 species of North American birds, right in your pocket. Built for all experience levels, it will help you identify the birds around you, keep track of the birds you’ve seen and find new birds near you.

North Carolina Audubon Chapters (Audubon North Carolina)
Casual bird watchers. Lifelong birders. Impassioned advocates for our natural heritage. Members of Audubon North Carolina’s local chapters are devoted to protecting birds and the places they need, from our mountains to our coast.

North Carolina Birding Trail: Birding Destinations  (Audubon North Carolina)
With North Carolina’s emphasis on preserving the beauty of nature, there is always another birding destination to discover! And most are located just beyond your own neighborhood.

Cornell Lab of Ornithology
This organization is dedicated to advancing the understanding and protection of the natural world.

eBird
E-Bird’s goal is to gather this information in the form of checklists of birds, archive it, and freely share it to power new data-driven approaches to science, conservation and education.

American Birding Association
The American Birding Association supports birders through publications, conferences, workshops, tours, partnerships and networks.