With 96 IBAs supporting birds throughout NC, it is important to remember that some locations are important for birds and not all are also important for people to access. Although, we’ve provided a list of few IBAs positioned along public access areas such as state parks and recreational areas.
Why not choose your next birding destination from this list of IBAs in your neighborhood?
State Park Units
Park IBA Region Carolina Beach Baldhead Smith Island Coastal Plain Carvers Creek Sandhills East Coastal Plain Chimney Rock Chimney Rock-Hickory Nut Gorge Mountain Region Dismal Swamp Great Dismal Swamp Coastal Plain Elk Knob Amphibolites Mountain Region Eno River Eno River Piedmont Gorges Blue Ridge Escarpment Gorges Mountain Region Grandfather Mountain Grandfather Mountain Mountain Region Lake Waccamaw Waccamaw Bottomlands Coastal Plain Lumber River Lumber River Bottomlands Coastal Plain Merchants MIllpond Chowan River Bottomlands Coastal Plain Mount Mitchell Blacks and Craggies Mountain Region New River New River Corridor Mountain Region Pettigrew Pungo-Pocosin Lakes Coastal Plain Pilot Mountain Pilot Mountain Piedmont South Mountains South Mountains Piedmont Stone Mountain Stone Mountain-Doughton Park Mountain Region
State Recreational Areas
Park IBA Region Falls lake Falls Lake Piedmont Fort Fisher Baldhead/Smith Island Coastal Plain Jordan lake Jordan lake Piedmont
State Natural Areas
Park IBA Region Baldhead island Baldhead/Smith island Coastal Plain Bullhead Mountain Bullhead Mountain Mountain Region Chowan Swamp Chowan River Bottomlands Coastal Plain Lea island Lea/Hutaff Island Coastal Plain Lower Haw River Jordan Lake Piedmont Masonboro Island Masonboro Island Coastal Plain Mount Jefferson Amphibolites Mountain Region Oconneechee Mtn. Eno River Piedmont Weymouth Woods Sandhills East Coastal Plain Yellow Mountain Roan Mountain Mountain Region
State Lakes
Park IBA Region Phelps Pungo-Pocosin Coastal Plain Waccamaw Waccamaw River Bottomlands Coastal Plain
State Rivers
Park IBA Region Horsepasture Blue Ridge Escarpment Gorges Mountain Region Linville Wilson Creek/Linville Gorge Mountain Region Lumber Lumber River Coastal Plain New New River Corridor Mountain Region