Spotted on Ocracoke: Well, a spotted turtle
By Peter Vankevich
While driving on NC 12 near the airport earlier this spring, I noticed a dark small object in the road. As I...
Spotted on Ocracoke: Purple Martins find affordable housing
Text and photo by Peter Vankevich
From early spring into late summer, a small, dark, pointed winged bird can be seen darting to and fro...
Roseate Spoonbill winters on Ocracoke
Text and photos by Peter Vankevich
Over the past 10 years, Ocracoke has been a wintering ground for three fascinating bird species. In 2018 a...
A wreck of little auks
By Peter Vankevich
The cold open waters off Newfoundland may not seem like an ideal location to spend the winter. But it is for...
Snow Buntings highlight Ocracoke Christmas Bird Count
By Peter Vankevich
In the predawn of Dec. 30, several vehicles pulled into the Variety Store parking lot. With a few brief conversations and the...
Late green sea turtle nest suffers overwash; nesting status not yet...
By Peter Vankevich
Just as the Outer Banks stunned-turtle patrols are gearing up as the weather gets colder, there is one remaining outlier from...
Christmas Bird Counts set for Dec. 29 & 30
The Ocracoke and Portsmouth Island Christmas Bird Counts, normally held on the last two days of the year, will be modified.
This is because the...
Ocracoke region bird nesting for 2023 another mixed success
Text and photos by Peter Vankevich
Seeing birds such as Brown Pelicans flying over the waves or diving for fish, Royal terns with their...
Another good year for nesting sea turtles including leatherback
By Peter VankevichNorth Carolina’s approximately 330 miles of ocean-facing sandy beaches provides prime nesting habitat for five species of sea turtle: loggerheads, green, Kemp’s...
Can Ocracoke support monarch butterfly-friendly gardens?
By Peter Vankevich
When an animal is part of a sustained news cycle, it frequently is not good news.
The monarch butterfly is one of them....