Field Summary

Resource Management Field Summary

Last Updated: July 31, 2025

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

2025 Season Information

Shorebirds

Location Nests (to date) Active Nests # of Chicks Fledglings
American Oystercatcher 36 0 0 21
Bodie Island 2 0 0 1
Cape Point 3 0 0 2
Hatteras Island 16 0 0 0
Ocracoke Island 8 0 0 11
South Point 7 0 0 7
Colonial Waterbirds 600 53 10 31
Bodie Island 19 0 0 0
Cape Point 246 41 5 8
Hatteras Island 193 10 3 16
Ocracoke Island 55 1 2 7
South Point 87 1 0 0
Piping Plover 6 0 0 0
Bodie Island 0 0 0 0
Cape Point 1 0 0 0
South Beach 0 0 0 0
Ocracoke Island 0 0 0 0
South Point 5 0 0 0
Wilson's Plover 4 0 0 2
Bodie Island 0 0 0 0
Cape Point 0 0 0 0
Hatteras Island 0 0 0 0
Ocracoke Island 0 0 0 0
South Point 4 0 0 2
Sea Turtles
Location Nests False Crawls Hatched Nests
Bodie Island 3 4 1
Hatteras Island 121 101 9
Ocracoke Island 70 93 8
Totals: 194 198 18
All numbers are estimates and the data will be reviewed before they are finalized.

Last updated: July 31, 2025

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