Field Summary

Resource Management Field Summary

Last Updated: May 29, 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 33 19 20 0
Bodie Island 2 1 1 0
Cape Point 2 1 0 0
Hatteras Island 14 5 2 0
Ocracoke Island 8 7 11 0
South Point 7 5 6 0
Colonial Waterbirds 267 232 0 0
Bodie Island 14 10 0 0
Cape Point 1 1 0 0
Hatteras Island 185 174 0 0
Ocracoke Island 2 2 0 0
South Point 65 45 0 0
Piping Plover 3 0 0 0
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 3 0 0 0
Wilson's Plover 2 2 3 0
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 2 2 3 0
Sea Turtles
Location Nests False Crawls Hatched Nests
Bodie Island 1 0 0
Hatteras Island 7 5 0
Ocracoke Island 6 12 0
Totals: 14 17 0
All numbers are estimates and the data will be reviewed before they are finalized.

Last updated: May 30, 2025

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