Mason Inlet in the News




© Ida Phillips | Click image to enlarge
Sunrise at Mason Inlet | 1 of 3

© Walker Golder | Click image to enlarge
Least Tern and chick | 2 of 3

© Walker Golder | Click image to enlarge
Least Tern | 3 of 3

Many species of beach-nesting birds, like Least Terns, only nest on areas of bare sand. If vegetation overtakes these nesting areas the birds may be forced to find new places to raise their young. Recent articles in the Wilmington Star-News and the Lumina News focus on how birds (and Audubon biologists) are adapting to the changing habitat at Mason Inlet Waterbird Management Area on Wrightsville Beach.