Birds of Ocracoke Series

To see more profiles in the Birds of Ocracoke series, click here  Setophaga palmarum Text and photos by P. Vankevich This is a streaky bird with a...

By Peter Vankevich  Sayornis phoebe The Eastern Phoebe is from the large family known as tyrant flycatchers that inhabit North and South America. A rather plain-looking bird, it...

  To see more profiles in the Birds of Ocracoke series, click here  Merlin (Falco columbarius) By Peter Vankevich A small stocky agile-flying  falcon, males can be distinguished...

  To see more profiles in the Birds of Ocracoke series, click here  Charadrius vociferous Text and photos by Peter Vankevich The Killdeer builds a sparse nest on...

To see more profiles in the Birds of Ocracoke series, click here  Tyrannus tyrannus By Peter Vankevich  The Eastern Kingbird is a large feisty tryant flycatcher that is...

To see more profiles in the Birds of Ocracoke series, click here  Tringa semipalmata Text and photos by Peter Vankevich Willets  are the shorebirds one sees along...

  Text and photos by Peter Vankevich The Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) is a slender medium-sized song bird. It is overall dark gray with a black...

To see more profiles in the Birds of Ocracoke series, click here  Hirundo rustica Text and photos by Peter Vankevich The Barn Swallow is the most widely-distributed...

To see more profiles in the Birds of Ocracoke series, click here  Eudocimus albus Text and Photos by Peter Vankevich The American White Ibis is a prized bird for...

To see more profiles in the Birds of Ocracoke series, click here  Toxostoma rufum Text and Photos by Peter Vankevich One of the three mimics on Ocracoke....