Resource Management Field Summary
Last Updated: May 18, 2026
The Resource Management Field Summary is regularly updated from the start of the shorebird nesting season through the end of sea turtle nesting season.
2026 Season Information
Shorebirds
| Location |
Nests (to date) |
Active Nests |
# of Chicks |
Fledglings |
| American Oystercatcher |
33 |
17 |
10 |
0 |
| Bodie Island |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Hatteras Island |
9 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
| Cape Point |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
| Ocracoke Island |
9 |
7 |
6 |
0 |
| South Point |
8 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
| Colonial Waterbirds |
47 |
41 |
0 |
0 |
| Bodie Island |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Hatteras Island |
8 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
| Cape Point |
21 |
21 |
0 |
0 |
| Ocracoke Island |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| South Point |
17 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
| Piping Plover |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| Bodie Island |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Cape Point |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| South Beach |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Ocracoke Island |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| South Point |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| Wilson's Plover |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Bodie Island |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Hatteras Island |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Cape Point |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Ocracoke Island |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| South Point |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Sea Turtles
| Location |
Nests |
False Crawls |
Hatched Nests |
| Bodie Island |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Hatteras Island |
1 |
4 |
0 |
| Ocracoke Island |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Totals: |
2 |
4 |
0 |
All numbers are estimates and the data will be reviewed before they are finalized.
