Birds of Ocracoke: the Killdeer
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Charadrius vociferous
Text and photos by Peter Vankevich
The Killdeer builds a sparse nest on...
Sea turtle release creates spectacle on Ocracoke beach
Observer staff report
It was a major beach event Wednesday morning as dozens of islanders and visitors showed up at the Lifeguard Beach to witness...
Birds of Ocracoke: the Royal Tern
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Thalasseus maximus
Text and photos by Peter Vankevich
This is a bird more often heard...
Sharks: a natural part of the marine ecosystem
By Connie Leinbach
While there are plenty of sharks in the waters off the coast of Ocracoke and in the Pamlico Sound, they aren’t out...
Christmas Bird Counts scheduled for Dec. 30 and 31
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By Text and photos by Peter Vankevich
Each year,...
A search for answers in rare whale’s death
Editor's note: For a story about the beached Gervais’ beaked whale published earlier this year by the Ocracoke Observer, click here. The following update by...
Spotted on Ocracoke: The Sanderling
April 2010
Text and photo by Peter Vankevich
A good part of the year, except perhaps for the heart of summer, it is hard to walk...
Birds of Ocracoke: the Great Crested Flycatcher
Text and photo by Peter Vankevich
This handsome large flycatcher, which is more often heard than seen, has brownish upperparts, gray breast, yellow belly and...
Birds of Ocracoke: The Purple Sandpiper
By Peter Vankevich
One might shiver just by thinking about the habitats of the Purple Sandpiper, a rare bird on Ocracoke’s shores.
A handsome, chunky shorebird,...
Christmas Bird Count here set for Dec. 30 and 31
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Text and photos by Peter Vankevich
Ocracoke islanders live closely with wildlife, and birds are probably the island’s most visible fauna.
At...