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 but this year the walks will start […]
NPS Friday bird walks move to new location
The road to Devil Shoals is paved with…
Editor’s note: The Ocracoke Preservation Society has a wonderful shell collection. For details from an earlier story, click here. By Peter Vankevich One access road to the Pamlico Sound on Ocracoke that […]
Birds of Ocracoke: The Redhead
By Peter Vankevich In the long waterfowl tradition of Ocracoke, perhaps the most endearing species for hunters, decoy carvers and bird lovers is the duck simply known at the Redhead (Aythya Americana). […]
Birds of Ocracoke: The Hooded Merganser
Text and Photos by Peter Vankevich If one were to choose a species as the most handsome duck in America, I would choose this one. The Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) is the […]
Birds of Ocracoke: The Bufflehead
By Peter Vankevich Here’s a quiz question. What do ducks and woodpeckers have in common? Read on. In the waters of Ocracoke one can see North America’s two smallest ducks, one of which […]
Second turtle stranding training session set for Friday
For Ocracoke news, click here. The Network for Endangered Sea Turtles (NEST) will hold another training session at 11:30 a.m. Friday, February 1, in the Community Center for volunteers interested in helping […]
Volunteers find cold-stunned turtles on Ocracoke
To catch up on Ocracoke news, click here Severe cold weather is forecast for Sunday night through Tuesday By Connie Leinbach Pat Garber and an assistant gently lifted the Kemps Ridley turtle […]
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 here. The overcast, subdued winter light added […]
Portsmouth Island Christmas Bird Count ends the year
For more on the last day of 2018 on Portsmouth Island, click here By Peter Vankevich For many of us, there is always a moment of excitement when taking a boat from […]
Birds of Ocracoke: The (somewhat uncommon) Common Eider
Text and photos by Peter Vankevich Winter on Ocracoke is a good time of the year to see rare birds. Most of them venture here from their northern seasonal ranges. The Common […]
