Field Summary

Resource Management Field Summary

Last Updated: November 22, 2023

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

2023 Season Information

Shorebirds

Location Nests (to date) Active Nests # of Chicks Fledglings
American Oystercatcher 43 0 0 3
Bodie Island 7 0 0 0
Cape Point 2 0 0 0
Hatteras Island 17 0 0 0
Ocracoke Island 17 0 0 3
Colonial Waterbirds 846 0 0 25
Bodie Island 0 0 0 0
Cape Point 234 0 0 3
Hatteras Island 383 0 0 8
Ocracoke Island 229 0 0 14
Piping Plover 5 0 0 0
Bodie Island 0 0 0 0
Cape Point 0 0 0 0
South Beach 2 0 0 0
North Ocracoke 0 0 0 0
South Ocracoke 3 0 0 0
Wilson's Plover 0 0 0 0
Bodie Island 0 0 0 0
Cape Point 0 0 0 0
Hatteras Island 0 0 0 0
North Ocracoke 0 0 0 0
South Ocracoke 0 0 0 0
Sea Turtles
Location Nests False Crawls Hatched Nests
Bodie Island 7 6 7
Hatteras Island 260 328 251
Ocracoke Island 112 120 112
Totals: 379 454 370
All numbers are estimates and the data will be reviewed before they are finalized.

Last updated: November 22, 2023

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