Fort Macon State Park - Beach
North Carolina · Southeast
About This Location
Fort Macon State Park - Beach is a productive birding destination in North Carolina, with 222 species recorded on eBird. This coastal habitat attracts Common Eider, Red-breasted 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
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
Long-billed Curlew
Numenius americanus
Common Eider
Somateria mollissima
Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus
Anhinga
Anhinga anhinga
Mottled Duck
Anas fulvigula
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Black Scoter
Red-breasted Merganser
Willet
Sanderling
Bonaparte's Gull
Laughing Gull
Ring-billed Gull
American Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Forster's Tern
Sandwich Tern
Royal Tern
Common Loon
Northern Gannet
Double-crested Cormorant
Brown Pelican
Black-bellied Plover
Ruddy Turnstone
Red-throated Loon
White Ibis
Birding Tips
- 1
Check rocky shorelines and jetties at low tide for shorebirds.
- 2
Scan offshore waters with a spotting scope for seabirds and waterfowl.
- 3
Check for wintering sparrows in brushy edges from November through February.
Amenities
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