Globally Important Bird Areas in North Carolina

Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge . view bird guide

Cape Hatteras National Seashore . view bird guide

Cape Lookout National Seashore . view bird guide

Coastal Waterbird Colonies, including Battery Island, Beacon Island, Big Foot Island, Clam Shoal, Ferry Slip Island, Monkey Island, Old House Channel Island, Sandbag Island, South Pelican Island, Wainwright Island, and Wells Island . view bird guide

Croatan National Forest . view bird guide

Fort Bragg . view bird guide

Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge . view bird guide

Great Smoky Mountains National Park . view bird guide

Gulf Stream/Continental Shelf Edge Marine Zone . view bird guide

Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge . view bird guide

Nags Head Woods Preserve . view bird guide

Nantahala National Forest . view bird guide

Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge . view bird guide

Pisgah National Forest . view bird guide

Pocosin Lakes and Pungo National Wildlife Refuge . view bird guide

Roanoke River Floodplain and Wetlands . view bird guide

Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge . view bird guide

Swanquarter National Wildlife Refuge . view bird guide

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