To catch up on Ocracoke news, click here By Peter Vankevich A Gervais’ beaked whale in stressed condition washed to shore near the Ramp 67 entrance on Ocracoke Tuesday afternoon. Lisa Loos, […]
A Gervais’ beaked whale beaches on Ocracoke
Sea turtle release creates spectacle on Ocracoke beach
Observer staff report It was a major beach event Wednesday morning as dozens of islanders and visitors showed up at the Lifeguard Beach to witness the release of 12 rehabilitated sea turtles. […]
Rehabilitated sea turtles to head back to the ocean on Wednesday at Lifeguard Beach
Eleven loggerhead sea turtles have completed their rehabilitation at the Sea Turtle Assistance and Rehabilitation (STAR) Center at the N.C. Aquarium on Roanoke Island, and NEST volunteers will release them Wednesday into the […]
Treasures abound for N.C. Shell Club
Text and photos by Connie Leinbach “You walk the beach and you find treasures,” said Jan Reaves about her avocation of shell collecting. That about sums it up for the members of […]
Birds of Ocracoke: The Great Blue Heron
Text and Photos by Peter Vankevich “A bird so grand, so majestic, and so picturesque is surely a fitting subject for the artist’s brush,” so wrote Arthur Cleveland Bent in 1927 about […]
Rare Trumpeter Swan spotted on Ocracoke
For an update on the Trumpeter Swan on Ocracoke, click here Text and photos by Peter Vankevich Ocracoke has another rare avian visitor this winter, a subadult Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator). This […]
A rare Purple Gallinule spotted on Ocracoke
To catch up on Ocracoke news, click here By Peter Vankevich There are rare birds and then there are spectacular rare birds. One of the latter showed up recently on Ocracoke Island. […]
Killdeers flock to Ocracoke
To catch up on Ocracoke news, click here By Peter Vankevich Ocracoke has many visitors that have arrived with the recent exteme cold and storm systems in the region. These are not people, […]
Shorebirds curiously absent from Ocracoke Christmas Bird Count
To catch up on Ocracoke news, click here Editor’s note: This story has been updated on Jan. 9, 2018 By Peter Vankevich Cold, windy weather at dawn on Dec. 30 kept birds […]
Photos of a wintry Ocracoke
To catch up on Ocracoke news, click here It’s not every winter that the island has extended freezing temperatures as it’s having this week, and, fortunately, the island was spared the brunt […]
