Field Summary

Resource Management Field Summary

Last Updated: June 26, 2025

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.

2025 Season Information

Shorebirds

Location Nests (to date) Active Nests # of Chicks Fledglings
American Oystercatcher 36 12 33 5
Bodie Island 2 0 1 0
Cape Point 3 0 2 0
Hatteras Island 16 1 1 0
Ocracoke Island 8 6 12 3
South Point 7 5 6 2
Colonial Waterbirds 444 114 42 1
Bodie Island 19 0 0 0
Cape Point 134 29 26 1
Hatteras Island 149 40 7 0
Ocracoke Island 55 44 7 0
South Point 86 1 2 0
Piping Plover 6 2 0 0
Bodie Island 0 0 0 0
Cape Point 1 1 0 0
South Beach 0 0 0 0
Ocracoke Island 0 0 0 0
South Point 5 1 0 0
Wilson's Plover 4 1 0 1
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 1 0 1
Sea Turtles
Location Nests False Crawls Hatched Nests
Bodie Island 1 0 0
Hatteras Island 49 27 0
Ocracoke Island 31 43 0
Totals: 81 78 0
All numbers are estimates and the data will be reviewed before they are finalized.

Last updated: June 26, 2025

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