Waterbird nests destroyed, eggs moved

“I have never seen anything like this before,” North Carolina waterbird biologist Emily Rice said.

For more than three years, Rice has been conducting regular surveys of the Bogue Inlet to determine the impact moving the channel has had on coastal birds that live, feed and nest there.

Rice and others checked the birds nesting on Shark Tooth Island. The birds were very noisy and active and became agitated anytime visitors approach the nesting area.

“I doubt that this was a malicious act, but rather someone who just did not know any better,” she said.