Date: 5/6/25 4:42 pm From: James Hancock (via carolinabirds Mailing List) <carolinabirds...> Subject: Pea Island
Beautiful day at Pea Island NWR today. North pond is drawn down, lots of shallow areas and sand bars—-so lots of shore birds.
Great looks at several pairs of black necked stilts, LOTS of Dunlin in spring plumage, Skimmers, terns (Least and Royal), egrets, and Black Ducks.
Also a Merlin there for the shorebird feast and an Imm Bald Eagle
Also of note a really nice male six lined race runner, over a foot long with tail 8” and bright turquoise along sides and under chin.
What a great place to be in nature!
Skip Hancock
Coinjock
