Field Summary

Resource Management Field Summary

Last Updated: August 6, 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 45 0 1 13
Bodie Island 5 0 0 0
Hatteras Island 11 0 0 5
Cape Point 4 0 0 0
Ocracoke Island 9 0 0 8
South Point 16 0 1 0
Colonial Waterbirds 715 7 0 42
Bodie Island 34 0 0 0
Hatteras Island 280 7 6 7
Cape Point 194 0 0 2
Ocracoke Island 7 0 0 3
South Point 200 0 0 30
Piping Plover 3 0 0 6
Bodie Island 0 0 0 0
Cape Point 1 0 0 2
South Beach 0 0 0 0
Ocracoke Island 0 0 0 0
South Point 2 0 0 4
Wilson's Plover 3 0 0 5
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 0 0 5
Sea Turtles
Location Nests False Crawls Hatched Nests
Bodie Island 20 19 1
Hatteras Island 278 371 20
Ocracoke Island 92 97 11
Totals: 390 487 32
All numbers are estimates and the data will be reviewed before they are finalized.

Last updated: August 6, 2026

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