Do you have a favorite bird watching spot? Not necessarily a favorite site, but a favorite little nook on a trail, or a favorite picnic bench, or a favorite clearing by the lake?   By any chance did you find your favorite place by accident, or even on a day you weren’t trying to bird?  I […]

Garner, NC  When I stopped at this site for the first time, I was planning on just giving it a walkaround, maybe snapping a few photos and spotting a couple of birds. Two hours later, I was still captivated. In fact if it weren’t for the rain, I would have wandered the trails the whole […]

The Crystal Coast is an 85-mile stretch of North Carolina coastline between Cape Lookout and Cape Fear. 56 miles of protected beaches are punctuated by coastal forests, historical sites, several coastal towns and one large urban center. A great destination for exploration and birdwatching! Beaufort/Morehead have close proximity to all of these sites as well […]

To test out our site groupings and provide and example of how you might use the NC Birding Trail, I created a sample itinerary from our Nantahala group sites based on a trip I took in September 2017. I would recommend finding lodging in either Highlands or Cashiers for easy access to these sites and […]