Description
North Carolina has one of the richest arrays of birdlife in North America-460 species, including two of the rarest species in the Southeast: the Red-cockaded Woodpecker and the Wood Stork. Birding North Carolina guides you to forty-four of the best birding locations across the state. Organized by region, this useful and comprehensive guide includes everything you need for a rewarding bird-watching experience. Look inside to find: Accurate bird-finding information for the entire state-from the Mountains to the Piedmont to the Coastal Plain Where to find migrating raptors, a huge assortment of shorebirds and nesting waterbirds, plus many Southern specialties such as Swainson’s Warbler, the reclusive Black Rail, and the fire-dependent Bachman’s Sparrow Descriptions of each site, with information about key species Where and when to go, how to get there, and what you’ll see Details on the seasonal distributions of 122 North Carolina bird specialties- where they occur, their abundances there, and the best times to see them
