North Carolina's habitats are suitable for a wide variety of birds! According to experts the composition of the bird species there is constantly changing.
We gathered research on common birds in "The Tar Heel State," as well as the most popular birds of North Carolina.
Common birds of North Carolina
Backyard birds vary, but these 30 are the most popular among birders:
1. Tundra Swan
2. Peregrine Falcon
3. Northern Saw-whet Owl
4. Golden-crowned Kinglet
5. Brown-headed Nuthatch
6. Red-Cockaded Nutcracker
7. Blackburnian Warbler
8. Prothonotary Warbler
9. Painted Bunting
10. Red Crossbill
The hawk species most commonly found in NC include:
11. Sharp-shinned Hawk
12. Cooper's Hawk
13. Northern Goshawk
14. Bald Eagle
15. Osprey
16. Wild Turkeys
17. American goldfinch,
18. Blue jay
19. Carolina chickadee
20. Carolina wren
21. Northern cardinal (the North Carolina state bird)
22. Gray catbird
23. Barn swallow
24. Pine warbler
25. Red-bellied woodpecker
26. Yellow-bellied sapsucker
27. Ruby-throated hummingbird
28. Tufted titmouse
29. White-breasted nuthatch
30. White-throated sparrow
Shorebirds and game birds include various ducks species, geese, gulls and terns, pelicans, egrets, herons, and osprey.
Other birds of North Carolina include Flycatchers, Blackbird, Plover, Downy Woodpecker, American Robin, Eastern Towhee, Sandpiper, Vultures, Oriole, Thrasher, Wood Thrush, Mourning Dove, Sandhill, House Finch, Storm-Petrel, Songbirds, and Eastern bluebird.
Have you ever seen or heard of these wild birds? Please leave us a comment below!
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