Field Summary

Resource Management Field Summary

Last Updated: December 5, 2024

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.

2024 Season Information

Shorebirds

Location Nests (to date) Active Nests # of Chicks Fledglings
American Oystercatcher 55 0 0 8
Bodie Island 6 0 0 0
Cape Point 2 0 0 0
Hatteras Island 29 0 0 0
Ocracoke Island 9 0 0 6
South Point 9 0 0 2
Colonial Waterbirds 662 0 0 114
Bodie Island 0 0 0 0
Cape Point 105 0 0 2
Hatteras Island 441 0 0 61
Ocracoke Island 23 0 0 0
South Point 93 0 0 51
Piping Plover 2 0 0 1
Bodie Island 0 0 0 0
Cape Point 0 0 0 0
South Beach 0 0 0 0
Ocracoke Island 0 0 0 0
South Point 2 0 0 1
Wilson's Plover 3 0 0 3
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 3 0 0 3
Sea Turtles
Location Nests False Crawls Hatched Nests
Bodie Island 9 6 8
Hatteras Island 193 188 189
Ocracoke Island 101 119 88
Totals: 303 313 285
All numbers are estimates and the data will be reviewed before they are finalized.

Last updated: December 5, 2024

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