American Oystercatcher nesting on Ocracoke Island. Photo P. Vankevich By Peter Vankevich Here is a 2025 nesting overview for the region. Except for one notable bright spot, 2025 proved another ...

Morning routines are supposed to be calm, but these two Parrots clearly didn’t receive the handbook that spells out what to expect from birds with giant personalities. From the moment the sun rises, ...

Ocracoke on the last day of 2025. Photo by Dennis McCunney By Peter Vankevich The birds of Ocracoke proved watcher-friendly for the annual Christmas Bird Count held on Dec. 31. For the second ...

Black-winged Kite, Ross's Gull, Siberian Thrush, a deluge of Nearctic wildfowl and an influx of geese made for a thrilling ...