by Dr. Beth Darrow, Chief Scientist The Bald Head Island Conservancy and volunteers assisted with the Audubon Society’s 2022 Christmas Bird Count on January 1, 2023. Sixty-five bird species were identified in Bald Head Island’s diverse habitats. Our first species of 2023 was an American Woodcock, strutting along Federal Road through the fog in...
by Ben Cotter, Fall 2022 Intern On the first day of Christmas, my true love sent to me An Osprey in a Marsh Tree (Unlike eagles or hawks, ospreys will always catch and hold its prey head-first to reduce wind resistance as they fly.) On the second day of Christmas, my true love sent to […]