Field Summary

Resource Management Field Summary

Last Updated: July 7, 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 1 6 17
Bodie Island 2 0 1 0
Cape Point 3 0 2 0
Hatteras Island 16 1 0 0
Ocracoke Island 8 0 2 11
South Point 7 0 1 6
Colonial Waterbirds 536 158 34 9
Bodie Island 19 0 0 0
Cape Point 188 83 21 5
Hatteras Island 188 68 11 4
Ocracoke Island 55 6 2 0
South Point 86 1 0 0
Piping Plover 6 3 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 2 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 2 0
Hatteras Island 64 55 0
Ocracoke Island 40 59 0
Totals: 105 116 0
All numbers are estimates and the data will be reviewed before they are finalized.

Last updated: July 7, 2025

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