Death of a Royal Tern
A Royal Tern. Note band on left leg. Photo: P. Vankevich
By Peter VankevichComing across a dead wild...
Portsmouth Island Christmas Bird Count canceled; Ocracoke count shifts...
Due to unforeseen circumstances, there will be no boat transport for the Portsmouth Island Christmas Bird Count.
As a result, the count, scheduled for Dec....
How an albatross got to Portsmouth Island
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By Peter Vankevich
Visitors to Portsmouth Island may notice a photograph in the school exhibit of a teacher and two students...
Christmas Bird Counts for Ocracoke and Portsmouth islands set
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Note: The dates for the bird counts have been changed from original posting: They...
Ocracoke and Portsmouth Christmas Bird Counts take place despite pandemic
Ring-billed Gulls seen on Ocracoke. Photo by Amy Thompson
By Peter Vankevich
Conducting...
Pelicans in the Pamlico Sound: A tale of two islands
By Peter Vankevich
Brown Pelicans: From Beacon to Big Foot and back
Two skiffs left Ocracoke in the early hot, windless morning of July 6 on...
Observed on Ocracoke: peregrine falcons, lots of ‘em
Jann & Gil Randell on the dunes of Ocracoke Photo by P. Vankevich
November 2014
By Peter Vankevich
Peregrine falcons are spectacular birds.
To see one in flight,...
Rare Trumpeter Swan spotted on Ocracoke
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Text and photos by Peter Vankevich
Ocracoke has another rare avian visitor this winter,...
Birds of Ocracoke: American Robin
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,...
Portsmouth Island on the last day of 2018
By Peter Vankevich
The Portsmouth Island Christmas Bird Count took place on Dec. 31 and 69 species were tallied. To read more on that count, click...