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Brittany Salmons

Senior Communications Associate
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ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Advocates in front of the NCGA. Photo: Brittany Salmons/ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½
ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Members Advocate for Birds in Raleigh
June 08, 2026 — Members met with more than 40 lawmakers to talk about the most important tools for protecting our state’s natural and cultural heritage.
Prothonotary Warbler, adult male and chicks. Photo: Peter Brannon/ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Photography Awards
Volunteers Made 4.7M Observations for the North Carolina Bird Atlas! Now What?
May 21, 2026 — The effort to count North Carolina’s overwintering and breeding birds has come to an end, now researchers are going through the data.
New Technology Brings Bird Monitoring to the Next Level at Pine Island
May 18, 2026 — This spring we welcomed back breeding birds, installed special recording devices to revolutionize surveys, and more.
Living shoreline instillation. Photo: Brittany Salmons/ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½
ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½, Partners Install Living Shorelines on River Islands in Time for Nesting Birds
March 17, 2026 — The living shorelines will decrease erosion on Cape Fear River bird nesting islands, but we need your help to protect parents and chicks on the beach.
Barred Owl. Photo: Scott Suriano/ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Photography Awards
Chapters Gather in Winston-Salem to Share Conservation Successes
March 11, 2026 — Together we celebrated projects with hemispheric reach, notable anniversaries, bird-friendly community wins, and more.
Golden-winged Warbler. Photo: Rick Nirschl/iNaturalist CC BY-NC 4.0
New Data Reveals Golden-winged Warbler Migration Mysteries
February 17, 2026 — ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ and partners pioneered how we study Golden-wings. The data is still contributing to our understanding of these unique birds.
Pine Island lodge. Photo: Sydney Walsh/ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½
Pine Island Year in Review: Habitat and Infrastructure Upgrades Prepare Sanctuary for the Future
November 12, 2025 — This year we made significant updates to make the sanctuary more resilient and improve habitat.
Short-billed Dowitcher. Photo: Sydney Walsh/ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½
ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½, Chapters Join Global Wildlife Tracking Network to Help Birds
November 12, 2025 — NC chapters and our Pine Island Sanctuary are taking advantage of an easy and affordable way to get involved in cool bird science, and it’s paying off.
Anji (left) and Blair (right) banding an AMOY chick. Photo: Lindsay Addison/ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½
A Record-Breaking Summer for Oystercatchers, Stewards at Coastal Sanctuaries
September 16, 2025 — We banded more oystercatchers and had more beach bird stewards than ever before at ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½â€™s coastal nesting sanctuaries in North Carolina.
Royal and Sandwich Tern colony on the Cape Fear River. Photo: Lena Gallitano
NC Tern Mapping Uncovers Hemispheric Connections & Conservation Successes
July 14, 2025 — A first-of-its-kind GPS telemetry project on the Atlantic Flyway reveals the hemispheric footprint of Royal Terns.