Birds of Ocracoke Series

N.C. Press Association first place award for spot photograph, 2017. By Peter Vankevich Editor's note: To read about the famous Snowy Owls that visited Ocracoke for...

Text and photo by Peter Vankevich For those not that familiar with the birds of the Outer Banks or know that there are many species...

Text and photos by Peter Vankevich Ocracoke gets unusual visitors throughout the year and some of them have wings. The Observer was alerted of one from...

To see more profiles in the Birds of Ocracoke series, click here  Morus bassanus By  Peter Vankevich If one were to choose a bird that represents the...

To see more profiles in the Birds of Ocracoke series, click here  Text and photos by Peter Vankevich Note: Indian Runner Ducks can occasionally be seen...

To see more profiles in the Birds of Ocracoke series, click here  Chroicocephalus philadelphia (formerly Larus Philadelphia) By Peter Vankevich This is a small buoyant gull with a...

To see more profiles in the Birds of Ocracoke series, click here  Text and photos by Peter Vankevich The Snowy Owl is the rarest of birds for...

To see more profiles in the Birds of Ocracoke series, click here  (Larus marinus) Text and photos by Peter Vankevich This species is considered to be the...

 Setophaga coronata (formerly Dendroica coronata coronata), the eastern form of the Yellow-rumped Warbler. By Peter Vankevich Beginning around Mid-October, a small brownish, streaky bird returns to...

To see more profiles in the Birds of Ocracoke series, click here  Phalacrocorax auritus Text and photos by Peter Vankevich Perhaps the signature seabird of Ocracoke during...