Field Summary

Resource Management Field Summary

Last Updated: June 8, 2023 at 8:34 a.m.

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 40 8 7 0
Bodie Island 7 2 0 0
Cape Point 2 1 0 0
Hatteras Island 16 1 3 0
Ocracoke Island 15 4 4 0
Colonial Waterbirds 308 127 0 0
Bodie Island 0 0 0 0
Cape Point 55 17 0 0
Hatteras Island 183 107 0 0
Ocracoke Island 70 3 0 0
Piping Plover 3 2 0 0
Bodie Island 0 0 0 0
Cape Point 0 0 0 0
South Beach 2 2 0 0
North Ocracoke 0 0 0 0
South Ocracoke 1 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 0 0 0
Hatteras Island 23 24 0
Ocracoke Island 10 7 0
Totals: 33 31 0
All numbers are estimates and the data will be reviewed before they are finalized
 

Photos

First sea turtle nest of 2023 season

The first sea turtle nest of the 2023 season was found on Ocracoke Island. The nest was laid by a loggerhead sea turtle.

Last updated: June 8, 2023

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Cape Hatteras National Seashore
1401 National Park Drive

Manteo, NC 27954

Phone:

252 473-2111

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