Donal C. O’Brien, Jr. Sanctuary and Audubon Center in Corolla

12/10/2024

Pilot projects will test innovative, nature-based restoration techniques at Audubon’s Pine Island Sanctuary.

10/28/2024

Where we is - what we do...

We explore Corolla, North Carolina, a coastal paradise rich in history, nature, and charm.

01/22/2024

https://www.outerbanksvoice.com/2024/01/11/tourism-for-the-birds/

The Outer Banks as an attraction for birders By Brian Tress | Outer Banks Voice There is a distinction between birders and birdwatchers. Sarah Toner, Visitor Services Manager at the Coastal NC Nati…

08/05/2020

Water has gone down now.☺

07/29/2020

https://nc.audubon.org/news/new-living-shoreline-protects-marshes-birds-pine-island

Supported by state conservation trust funding, new project reduces erosion using nature-based solutions.

06/18/2020

01/05/2020

Home for the Holidays. Thanks Chowan Biology Dept.

10/28/2019

High water and autumn skies...

10/18/2019

Check us out in the new Audubon Magazine, which contains critical information on the future of America's birds and what we can do to help.

As rising seas imperil its historic structures and famed waterfowl flocks, staff at the Audubon sanctuary are determined to defend the refuge by saving its wetlands.

08/08/2019

Great Pictures of some of our residents - Thanks Chowan University Bio!

09/20/2018

This morning, egrets and herons are strolling the edge of the flood waters on the Pine Island Great Lawn, plucking out fish and eels where normally robins chase grasshoppers. Just as the birds are fortunate, so are we at Pine Island Audubon. Though we must await the receding of the waters to see what damage may or may not have occurred to our docks and boat launch (I expect little to none), in general the storm’s wrath passed us by.

The flood waters on the sound peaked Tuesday evening when the wind shifted. They did not make it into any of the buildings on the lawn. Wind and rain were minimal here during the storm, no worse than many a nor’easter. Whew…

In this storm, the marsh did what marshes are supposed to do … be a sponge, reduce the storm surge. This is one critical reason why we are working to save these marshes, to protect the natural and human infrastructure from storm damage and why we are working to lift and renovate our historic structures so that our site will endure, helping our community and our country to understand, adapt to, and live with the dynamic nature of our ever changing coast. Resilient in the face of storms and change, serving as a refuge and birthplace for wildlife and our inspiration to our enduring spirit.

09/20/2017

We weather the summer heat and eagerly turn the calendar pages while we anticipate clear fall mornings, cold fronts and trees dripping with warblers.