MANTEO, N.C. (WNCT) — Short-billed dowitcher striding through shallow waters at Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge. According to Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge, “With rapid, sewing ...

The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources said they have documented the first shorebird nest of the season at Crab Bank Seabird Sanctuary in the Charleston Harbor. On March 27, wildlife ...

Conservation officials confirmed this year is a record-breaking nesting season for the federally endangered shorebird.

Pintail and green-winged teal were also spotted. The waterfowl season is underway. Evan Rhodes reported that ruddy ducks have shown up at the south end of Back Bay in Virginia Beach.

Shorebird flocks occasionally fly close to the vessel, offering views rarely seen from shore. Marine mammals such as harbor seals, sea lions and harbor porpoises are also regularly observed.

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The first loggerhead sea turtle nest was spotted on Anna Maria Island over the weekend. ... A general rule is to stay at least 300 feet away from a shorebird nest.

An endangered piping plover chick was banded earlier this year in Milton, Delaware, and now he's been spotted in Jacksonville, Florida, after making his first trip south for the winter.