Airlie Gardens
North Carolina · Southeast
About This Location
Airlie Gardens is a productive birding destination in North Carolina, with 248 species recorded on eBird. This forest and wetland habitat attracts Mallard, Hooded Merganser, and Sanderling among many others. Mild winters attract waterfowl and sparrows, while spring and fall migration bring neotropical songbirds.
Location
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Live Bird Data
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Notable Sightings
Rare or unusual species spotted nearby in the last 14 days
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna autumnalis
Great Blue Heron (Great White)
Ardea herodias
Common Loon
Gavia immer
Magnificent Frigatebird
Fregata magnificens
Western Kingbird
Tyrannus verticalis
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
Surf Scoter
Melanitta perspicillata
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Black Skimmer
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Osprey
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Northern Cardinal
Painted Bunting
Great Egret
Tufted Titmouse
Least Tern
Sandwich Tern
Barred Owl
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Great Crested Flycatcher
Purple Martin
Carolina Wren
Brown Thrasher
Laughing Gull
White Ibis
Birding Tips
- 1
Listen for vocalizations to locate canopy-dwelling warblers and vireos.
- 2
Check forest edges and clearings for flycatchers and thrushes.
- 3
Check for wintering sparrows in brushy edges from November through February.
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