Birding Tours near Wilmington, NC
American Oystercatcher is one of the many species you may see on a Birding Tour.
Captain
Joe Abbate is also known as Avian Biologist, Joe Abbate. Come see the
many and varied birds of the Cape Fear Region with a true expert.
Learn more about salt marsh ecology while looking for some of the amazing Waterbirds of Masonboro Island.
The Red-Breasted Merganser, Bufflehead, Lesser Yellowlegs and the
Common Loon are just a few of the species you can expect to see on this
hour and a half trip aboard Shamrock. Cost - $35/person.
Take
advantage of a rare opportunity to visit Hutaff Island, a small
unspoiled barrier island and Audubon Sanctuary Island north of Figure
Eight Island, with a knowledgeable guide to the Shorebirds of Lea-Hutaff Island.
Keep your eyes open for sights of Piping Plover, the Common Tern,
Hooded Merganser and the Western Sandpiper. Pack a lunch and bring your
binoculars for this 4 hour tour. Cost - $65/person
There are
more birds than can be seen by Shamrock alone and The Cape Fear
Naturalist is your means to see them. Call to arrange a guided birding
expedition to other birding hotspots in the the Cape Fear region. How
about a trip by electric canoe through the cypresses of
Wilmington's Greenfield Lake looking for Cormorant, Anhinga, Black Night Herons, Widgeon and
Gadwall? Or explore the maritime forest of Carolina Beach State
Park on a Songbird Walk? Or a nature excursion to a Long Leaf Pine Savannah in the endangered Green Swamp in search of the rare Red Cockaded Woodpecker among the carnivorous
plants? Let the Cape Fear Naturalist tell you all
about the area's opportunities.
The Green Swamp is the place to explore the natural history of North Carolina and the fire ecology of the long leaf pine forest.
For birding updates - Visit Captain Joe's Birding Blog - Briding Hotspots of the Southeast.
Inquire and book a Guided Birding Tour
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