Death of a Royal Tern
A Royal Tern. Note band on left leg. Photo: P. Vankevich
By Peter VankevichComing across a dead wild...
A rare White-winged Tern’s surprise visit to the Outer Banks
Text by Peter Vankevich
Photos by Hal Broadfoot
The Outer Banks is famous for its bird life. Over the years, about 400 species have been sighted....
Red knots and horseshoe crabs: ancient connections, modern peril
By D. Creeksong
One flies to the ends of the earth each year; the other, hatched from an egg barely larger than a grain of...
Birds of Ocracoke: The Ruddy Turnstone
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Arenaria interpres
Text and Photos by Peter Vankevich
A chunky shorebird with short...
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 Christmas Bird Count post-Hurricane Dorian
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By Peter Vankevich
It takes about a half-hour by boat from Ocracoke’s Silver Lake harbor...
NPS Friday bird walks move to new location
By Peter Vankevich
The National Park Service for years has run a Friday morning bird walk at 8:30 at the north end of Ocracoke Island...
Ocracoke’s Snowy Winter
By Peter Vankevich
Photos by Dianne Fodrie Stankiewicz
Ocracoke certainly had an unusual winter. With two wonderful snowstorms and the school closed for several days, the...
Rare Trumpeter Swan spotted on Ocracoke
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Text and photos by Peter Vankevich
Ocracoke has another rare avian visitor this winter,...
They’re Back! Snowy Owls return to North Carolina
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By Peter Vankevich
“Ahoy! Hast thou seen the great white owl?"
So cried the...