Field Summary

Resource Management Field Summary

Last Updated: June 17, 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 41 4 14 0
Bodie Island 5 1 0 0
Hatteras Island 10 0 5 0
Cape Point 4 1 0 0
Ocracoke Island 9 0 9 0
South Point 13 2 0 0
Colonial Waterbirds 271 155 24 0
Bodie Island 13 2 0 0
Hatteras Island 111 77 8 0
Cape Point 63 55 2 0
Ocracoke Island 4 3 2 0
South Point 80 18 12 0
Piping Plover 3 0 6 4
Bodie Island 0 0 0 0
Cape Point 1 0 2 0
South Beach 0 0 0 0
Ocracoke Island 0 0 0 0
South Point 2 0 4 4
Wilson's Plover 3 1 2 0
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 1 2 0
Sea Turtles
Location Nests False Crawls Hatched Nests
Bodie Island 2 3 0
Hatteras Island 50 73 0
Ocracoke Island 29 30 0
Totals: 81 106 0
All numbers are estimates and the data will be reviewed before they are finalized.

Last updated: June 17, 2026

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