Birds in North Carolina
Explore 103 species found in this region.
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Razorbill
Alca tordaLC
Feb

Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostraLC
Jul–Sep

Red Knot
Calidris canutusNT
May

Red-bellied Woodpecker
Melanerpes carolinusLC
Year-round

Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serratorLC
Nov–Apr

Red-cockaded Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus borealisNT
Apr–Jun

Red-headed Woodpecker
Melanerpes erythrocephalusLC
Year-round

Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensisLC
Year-round
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Red-throated Loon
Gavia stellataLC
Dec–Mar

Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceusLC
Year-round

Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensisLC
Year-round

Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Year-round

Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianusLC
Apr–Oct

Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Archilochus colubrisLC
Year-round

Ruddy Duck
Oxyura jamaicensisLC
Oct–Apr

Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpresLC
Year-round

Sand Martin
Riparia ripariaLC
May

Sanderling
Calidris albaLC
Year-round

Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensisLC
Apr–Nov

Scarlet Tanager
Piranga olivaceaLC
Apr–Oct

Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatusLC
Sep–Apr

Snow Goose
Anser caerulescensLC
Nov–Feb

Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodiaLC
Year-round