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Birds
of the Outer Banks
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Great
Blue Heron, near Whalehead Club, Corolla |
The
coastal region of North Carolina is a birding hot spot. It consistently
provides some of the highest species counts in the world. No less
than ten national wildlife refuges, two national seashore parks and
many nature reserves provide at least a quarter million acres of protected
habitat (see listing here).
This rich environment makes North Carolina's coastal lands and the
Outer Banks a magnet for hundreds of bird species. It also attracts
many thousands of people who watch and photograph them.
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Brown
Pelicans,
Silver Lake, Ocracoke |
Great flocks of Snow Geese, Tundra Swans, Canada
Geese and many species of ducks draw birders from around the world.
Egrets, cranes and shorebirds of every description abound. Osprey
nest here, and Brown Pelicans cruise the surf with their spectacular
dives for fish. Terns give them great competition with their diving
acrobatics as well.
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Greater
Yellowlegs, near Currituck Beach Lighthouse, Corolla |
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Killdeer
at dusk,Bodie Island Lighthouse grounds |
The grasses and thickets provide habitat for
all manner of small birds. The proximity to fresh and salt waters
draws a great variety and abundance of species, both year-round and
transient, that makes birding here a thoroughly satisfying experience.
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Yellow-rumped
Warbler at sunrise, near Currituck Beach Lighthouse, Corolla |
Eastern
Willet, near Avon,
Hatteras Island |
Favorite spots for bird watching include the
pond in front of Bodie Island Lighthouse and two ponds on Pea Island
at the visitor center. These are easy to reach and attract many of
the more casual birders, as well as the serious. There are several
places along Pea Island with boardwalks, viewing stands, and even
a blind just north of the visitor center. Another popular spot is
behind the Bodie Island Lighthouse. Park at the lighthouse parking
lot, and walk to the west side of the loop drive. From there a dirt
road leads toward the sound side. It is likely there will already
be others there who are regulars to this spot.
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Brown
Pelican,
Harkers island |
Canada
Goose, near
Whalehead Club, Corolla |
Double-crested
Cormorant, south horse fence, Corolla |
There is an annual "Wings Over Water" wildlife
festival on the Outer Banks each fall. Beginning in 2005 there will
be one in the spring as well. This festival attracts a great number
of people, with events planned all along the Outer Banks to coincide
with the festival period. Many bird watchers and nature photographers
are attracted to the events surrounding this festival
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Yellow-shafted
Flicker at the author's rental unit in Kill Devil Hills. |
Osprey
with fish catch on an overcast day, near Whalehead Club, Corolla |
Snowy
Egret foraging a large fresh water puddle in the road, Carova |
Brown
Pelican, near sunset at a marina, Harkers Island |
The big excitement comes in the winter with
the migration of waterfowl. Many thousands of birds, including Tundra
Swans, Snow Geese and other popular species crowd the airways and
waterways all along the coast. Pea Island, Lake Mattamuskeet and many
other reserves and preserves are filled with these flocks of ducks,
geese and swans. Almost anywhere you look you will find flocks gathered.
It is a time when the serious bird watcher makes his or her yearly
migration to these wonderful Outer Banks to see them.
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Gull
with crab catch, North Pond, Pea Island NWR |
Great
Egret, Salter Path,
Bogue Banks |
White
Ibis and Snowy Egret, North Pond, Pea Island NWR |
Hundreds more photos of North Carolina's birds
can be found at Fred Hurteau's NCBirds.com
web site, including many of his photographs of the Birds of the Outer
Banks. You can also see them in our next section - Gallery
of Outer Banks Birds
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Related
Links -
More Birds of the Outer Banks at NCBirds.com
Gallery
- Birds of the Outer Banks
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Birds at Lake Mattamuskeet
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