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Roseate Spoonbill on Ocracoke Island, Jan.24, 2024. Photo by Peter Vankevich Text and photos by Peter Vankevich Over the past 10 years, Ocracoke has been a wintering ground for three fascinating bird species. In 2018 a Trumpeter Swan was present for several months and from December 26, 2013, to March 8, 2014, two Snowy Owls…

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