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NORTH CAROLINA IMPORTANT BIRD AREAS
The following list may not include all potential, nominated, pending, identified, or
recognized IBAs within the state as some IBA information may be unavailable for
public viewing.
| # |
Name |
Status |
Priority |
Counties |
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1.
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Alligator River Lowlands |
Recognized |
Global |
Dare
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2.
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Amphibolites |
Recognized |
Global |
Ashe, Watauga
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3.
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Bald Head - Smith Island |
Recognized |
Global |
Brunswick
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4.
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Battery Island |
Recognized |
Global |
Brunswick
|
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5.
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Beacon Island |
Recognized |
State |
Carteret
|
|
6.
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Big Foot Island |
Recognized |
Global |
Hyde
|
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7.
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Bird Island - Twin Lakes |
Recognized |
State |
Brunswick
|
|
8.
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Black and Great Craggy Mountains |
Recognized |
State |
Buncombe, Yancey
|
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9.
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Blue Ridge Escarpment Gorges |
Recognized |
State |
Jackson, Transylvania
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10.
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Bull Creek |
Recognized |
Global |
Buncombe
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11.
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Bullhead Mountain - Mahogany Rock |
Recognized |
State |
Wilkes, Alleghany
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12.
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Cape Hatteras National Seashore |
Recognized |
Global |
Dare, Hyde
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13.
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Cape Lookout National Seashore |
Recognized |
Global |
Carteret
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14.
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Carrot Island - Bird Shoal |
Recognized |
Global |
Carteret
|
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15.
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Caswell Game Lands |
Recognized |
State |
Caswell
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16.
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Cat (Wood) Island |
Recognized |
State |
Carteret
|
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17.
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Catawba River - Mountain Island Lake |
Recognized |
State |
Lincoln, Gaston, Mecklenburg
|
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18.
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Cedar Island Marsh |
Recognized |
State |
Carteret
|
|
19.
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Chainshot Island |
Recognized |
State |
Carteret
|
|
20.
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Chimney Rock - Hickory Nut Gorge |
Recognized |
State |
Rutherford, Henderson
|
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21.
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Chowan River Bottomlands |
Recognized |
Global |
Bertie, Chowan, Gates, Hertford
|
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22.
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Clam Shoal |
Recognized |
State |
Dare
|
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23.
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Cora June Island |
Recognized |
State |
Dare
|
|
24.
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Croatan Forest |
Recognized |
Global |
Jones, Carteret, Craven
|
|
25.
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Currituck Marshes - Pine Island |
Recognized |
Global |
Currituck
|
|
26.
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DOT Island |
Recognized |
State |
Dare
|
|
27.
|
Dunahoe Bay |
Recognized |
State |
Robeson
|
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28.
|
Eagles Island |
Recognized |
State |
Brunswick
|
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29.
|
Eno River Bottomlands |
Recognized |
State |
Orange, Durham
|
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30.
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Falls Lake |
Recognized |
State |
Durham, Granville, Wake
|
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31.
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Ferry Slip Island |
Recognized |
Global |
New Hanover
|
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32.
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Grandfather Mountain |
Recognized |
State |
Avery, Watauga, Caldwell
|
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33.
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Great Dismal Swamp |
Recognized |
State |
Camden, Gates, Pasquotank
|
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34.
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Great Island |
Recognized |
State |
Hyde
|
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35.
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park |
Recognized |
State |
Swain, Haywood
|
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36.
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Green Swamp |
Recognized |
State |
Columbus, Brunswick
|
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37.
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Gull Island |
Recognized |
Global |
Dare
|
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38.
|
Highlands Plateau |
Recognized |
State |
Jackson, Macon
|
|
39.
|
Hobucken Marshes - Gum Swamp |
Recognized |
State |
Pamlico
|
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40.
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Hog Island |
Recognized |
State |
Hyde
|
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41.
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Holly Shelter-Angola Bay |
Recognized |
Global |
Duplin, Pender
|
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42.
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Jordan Lake |
Recognized |
State |
Chatham, Wake
|
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43.
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Joyce Kilmer - Slick Rock Wilderness |
Recognized |
State |
Graham
|
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44.
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Judith Island Point |
Recognized |
State |
Hyde
|
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45.
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Lake Mattamuskeet - Swan Quarter |
Recognized |
Global |
Hyde
|
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46.
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Lea-Hutaff Island |
Recognized |
Global |
Pender
|
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47.
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Lower Neuse River Bottomlands |
Recognized |
State |
Craven
|
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48.
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Lumber River Bottomlands |
Recognized |
State |
Columbus, Robeson
|
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49.
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Mackay Island |
Recognized |
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Currituck
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50.
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Masonboro Island |
Recognized |
State |
New Hanover
|
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51.
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Max Patch |
Recognized |
State |
Haywood, Madison
|
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52.
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Middle Marsh |
Recognized |
|
Currituck
|
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53.
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Monkey Island |
Recognized |
State |
Currituck
|
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54.
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Morgan Island |
Recognized |
State |
Carteret
|
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55.
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Nantahala Mountains |
Recognized |
State |
Cherokee, Clay, Macon
|
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56.
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New Dump Island |
Recognized |
State |
Carteret
|
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57.
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New River Corridor |
Recognized |
Global |
Ashe, Alleghany
|
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58.
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North Pelican Island |
Recognized |
State |
New Hanover
|
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59.
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North Rock Island |
Recognized |
State |
Carteret
|
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60.
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Northern Escarpment |
Recognized |
|
Caldwell, Watauga, Wilkes
|
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61.
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Ocracoke Village Heronry - Horse Pen Point |
Recognized |
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Hyde
|
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62.
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Old House Channel - Island C |
Recognized |
State |
Dare
|
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63.
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Old House Channel - Island L |
Recognized |
State |
Dare
|
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64.
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Old House Channel - Island MN |
Recognized |
Global |
Dare
|
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65.
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Onslow Bay |
Recognized |
|
New Hanover, Onslow, Pender
|
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66.
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Oregon Inlet Shoals - Green Island |
Recognized |
State |
Dare
|
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67.
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Outer Banks Inshore Ocean |
Recognized |
|
|
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68.
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Outer Continental Shelf |
Recognized |
Global |
|
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69.
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Outer Green Island |
Recognized |
|
Hyde
|
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70.
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Palmetto Peartree-Buckridge |
Recognized |
Global |
Tyrrell
|
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71.
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Parnell Island |
Recognized |
|
Dare
|
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72.
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Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge |
Recognized |
Global |
Dare
|
|
73.
|
Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge |
Recognized |
State |
Anson, Richmond
|
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74.
|
Pilot Mountain |
Recognized |
State |
Yadkin, Surry
|
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75.
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Plott and Great Balsam Mountains |
Recognized |
State |
Jackson, Buncombe, Transylvania, Haywood, Henderson
|
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76.
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Pungo - Pocosin Lakes |
Recognized |
Global |
Hyde, Tyrrell, Washington
|
|
77.
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Raccoon Island |
Recognized |
Global |
Carteret
|
|
78.
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Rawls Island |
Recognized |
State |
Dare
|
|
79.
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Roan Mountain |
Recognized |
Global |
Mitchell
|
|
80.
|
Roanoke River Bottomlands |
Recognized |
Global |
Bertie, Halifax, Martin, Northampton
|
|
81.
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Roanoke Sound - Island G |
Recognized |
State |
Dare
|
|
82.
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Roos Point |
Recognized |
|
Hyde
|
|
83.
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Sand Bag Island |
Recognized |
Global |
Carteret
|
|
84.
|
Sandhills East |
Recognized |
Global |
Hoke, Cumberland
|
|
85.
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Sandhills West |
Recognized |
Global |
Moore, Scotland, Richmond
|
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86.
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South Mountains |
Recognized |
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Burke, Cleveland, McDowell, Rutherford
|
|
87.
|
South Pelican Island |
Recognized |
State |
Brunswick
|
|
88.
|
Stone Mountain - Doughton Park |
Recognized |
State |
Wilkes, Alleghany
|
|
89.
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Striking Island |
Recognized |
State |
Brunswick
|
|
90.
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Tump Island |
Recognized |
|
Carteret
|
|
91.
|
Upper Neuse River Bottomlands |
Recognized |
State |
Johnston
|
|
92.
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Waccamaw River Bottomlands |
Recognized |
State |
Columbus, Brunswick
|
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93.
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Wainwright Island |
Recognized |
State |
Carteret
|
|
94.
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Wilson Creek - Linville Gorge |
Recognized |
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Avery, Burke, Caldwell
|
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95.
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Yellow Creek Mountains |
Recognized |
State |
Swain
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