Birds of Ocracoke: the Common Yellowthroat
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...
Birds of Ocracoke: the Royal Tern
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Thalasseus maximus
Text and photos by Peter Vankevich
This is a bird more often heard...
Birds of Ocracoke: Eurasian Collared-Dove
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...
Birds of Ocracoke: the Great Crested Flycatcher
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...
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,...
From the archives: To view a mockingbird
With the announcement that a second novel by author Harper Lee, "Go Set a Watchman," will be published this year, we are digging out...