Birds of Ocracoke Series

To see more profiles in the Birds of Ocracoke series, click here  Rynchops niger Text and Photos by Peter Vankevich  This spectacular bird is a delight to...

To see more profiles in the Birds of Ocracoke series, click here  Arenaria interpres Text and Photos by Peter Vankevich      A chunky shorebird with short...

To see more profiles in the Birds of Ocracoke series, click here  Egretta tricolor By Peter Vankevich Appearance: Blue-grey upper parts and a white line along the...

      Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) Text and Photos by  Peter Vankevich This is one of North America’s most widespread warblers, breeding throughout the continental United States (including...

  To see more profiles in the Birds of Ocracoke series, click here  Thalasseus maximus Text and photos by Peter Vankevich This is a bird more often heard...

Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) Text and photo by Peter Vankevich Large pale dove with a thin black partial collar, dark bill and pinkish legs. Note in...

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...

 American Robin (Turdus Migratorius) Text and photo by Peter Vankevich A member of the thrush family, this familiar bird has a dark mantle, dark orange breast,...

With the announcement that a second  novel by author Harper Lee, "Go Set a Watchman," will  be published this year, we  are digging out...