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See Roanoke-related articles in these magazines:
Wildlife in North Carolina-
March 2003
Cypress Grill:
The Last Cook-up Shack

by T. Edward Nickens

Backpacker Magazine
The Nature Conservancy Magazine

Smithsonian Magazine

National Geographic Adventure Magazine

 

 


Birds of the Roanoke
Many thanks...
to the great folks at the Roanoke River Wildlife Refugeand to Dorothy Trail, widow of Cornell University photographer Paris Trail, for their help with this section! For more about Paris' outstanding talent, read A Tribute to Paris Trail.
The following list includes 191 species identified on or near the refuge. Other species will be added over time. The list is provided by Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge (FWS). For specific seasonal occurrence information, request the Birds pamphlet from the Roanoke River Wildlife Refuge, PO Box 430, Windsor, NC 27983.
Click on each group to expand and access photos.
  • Loons-Grebes
  • Bitterns-Herons
  • Geese-Ducks
  • Vultures-Hawks-Falcons
  • Grouse-Quail-Turkey
  • Rails
  • Plovers-Sandpipers
  • Gulls-Terns-Auks
  • Doves-Cuckoos-Owls-Swifts-Hummingbirds
  • Woodpeckers-Flycatchers
  • Larks-Swallows
  • Titmice-Nuthatchers-Wrens
  • Kinglets-Thrushes-Thrashers
  • Shrikes-Waxwings-Starlings
  • Vireos-Wood Warblers
  • Tanagers-Sparrows
  • Blackbirds-Finches
More birding sites:
Birds of the Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge
International Birding Information Resource Data/Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge
National Audubon Society's North Carolina Site
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