Birdwatch

Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker A bird that abounds but always pleases By Susan Campbell Woodpeckers abound here in eastern North Carolina. On a given day you might see up to eight different species. [...]

Purple Sandpiper Quirky and hearty, the stout little rock-hoppers are right at home around bridges and jetties By Susan Campbell Sandpipers are, as a group, small birds that you would not think [...]

Forster’s Tern Acrobats of the autumn air By Susan Campbell It is the cooler time of the year — and not when you would expect to see terns along our coastline. In summer, there is an abundance of [...]

Baltimore Oriole With luck and good food, they may return to your backyard feeder this winter By Susan Campbell Northerners who relocate to the North Carolina coast often ask me about birds [...]