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Extreme eastern North Carolina. The Outer Banks is probably the best place in North Carolina to bird.

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Shorebird galore in fall, duck and geese galore in the winter, and much more! Also be sure to take a pelagic outing in late May from Cape Hatteras! You never know what you will see there!

Lake Mattamuskeet is the largest wintering ground for Tundra Swan on the east coast. You can see THOUSANDS at one time!!!! Also Snow Goose are especially prevalent, you may see 10,000 or more at once!! Ducks are very common too. You can see 20 species on a day out with little trouble.

The causeway along the lake also acts as a hotspot to late and sometimes overwintering warblers, such as Prairie Warbler and Black-and white Warbler.Each trip is definitely worth your while.

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The Outer Banks also act as a magnet for all sorts of rarities from Gray Kingbird to European Storm-Petrel.

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Birds you can see here include:

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[edit] Other Wildlife

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[edit] History and Use

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[edit] External Links

• Lake Mattamuskeet
• Lake Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge

Content and images originally posted by youngbirder92