Field Summary

Resource Management Field Summary

Last Updated: July 10, 2026

The Resource Management Field Summary is regularly updated from the start of the shorebird nesting season through the end of sea turtle nesting season.

2026 Season Information

Shorebirds

Location Nests (to date) Active Nests # of Chicks Fledglings
American Oystercatcher 45 0 5 9
Bodie Island 5 0 0 0
Hatteras Island 11 0 3 2
Cape Point 4 0 0 0
Ocracoke Island 9 0 1 7
South Point 16 0 1 0
Colonial Waterbirds 497 291 37 15
Bodie Island 29 6 0 0
Hatteras Island 137 93 10 2
Cape Point 124 124 7 0
Ocracoke Island 7 3 2 1
South Point 180 65 18 12
Piping Plover 3 0 0 6
Bodie Island 0 0 0 0
Cape Point 1 0 0 2
South Beach 0 0 0 0
Ocracoke Island 0 0 0 0
South Point 2 0 0 4
Wilson's Plover 3 0 0 5
Bodie Island 0 0 0 0
Hatteras Island 0 0 0 0
Cape Point 0 0 0 0
Ocracoke Island 0 0 0 0
South Point 3 0 0 5
Sea Turtles
Location Nests False Crawls Hatched Nests
Bodie Island 12 13 0
Hatteras Island 173 228 0
Ocracoke Island 65 75 0
Totals: 250 316 0
All numbers are estimates and the data will be reviewed before they are finalized.

Last updated: July 10, 2026

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