How can you help birds have an easier trip south? It’s simple! Turn off your outside lights, and close your blinds and curtains, between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. from now through the end of November.

You can find a chart of bird observations in North Carolina by species at eBird.com to see just how many Ruby-throated hummingbirds are in our region during the warmer months. A male ruby-throated ...

How can you help birds have an easier trip south? It’s simple! Turn off your outside lights, and close your blinds and curtains, between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. from now through the end of November.