Lindsay Addison

Migratory birds have enjoyed federal protection since 1918 under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. The law makes it illegal to capture, kill, trade, or…

Fifty years ago, the insecticide DDT nearly wiped out pelicans. Today, four- to five-thousand pairs nest in North Carolina – about a quarter of them on…

Despite the chilly, gray January weather, it’s actually a decent time to see winter birds that don’t make their home in the Cape Fear region year-round.…

Oystercatchers, Black Skimmers, Least Terns, Willets, and Common Terns. They’re all shore birds. They’re all listed as species of special concern in North…