Seagull Says: Not Hungover, Just Sun-Drunk

Forecast calls for mild chaos, medium UV, and maximum side-eye.

May 06, 2025

🌊 TODAY’S TIDE (Weather + Surf Report)

  • 🌤️ Weather
    Sun’s out, sass out. High of 77°F, low of 62°F, and just enough humidity to make your hair question its loyalties. Light breeze out of the southwest. Feels like a good day to pretend you're doing something productive outdoors.

  • 🏄‍♂️ Surf Report
    Tiny but trying. We’re talking knee-high, maybe a shin ripple if you're lucky. Tomorrow and Thursday might actually serve up something worth waxing for.

📰HEADLINES + CHATTER

  • 🐢 Balloon Bill Could Pop Your Wallet
    After collecting thousands of rogue balloons along OBX shores, Southern Shores local Debbie Swick is saying no more floating trash. A new bipartisan Senate bill could make balloon releases a $250 fine per balloon. Let that sink in: four balloons = $1,000 mistake. Might be cheaper to just scatter wildflower seeds like Debbie suggested.

  • 🛣️ New Slash Creek Bridge to (finally) open by Memorial Day
    Despite a wintry construction delay, NCDOT says Hatteras Village’s new Slash Creek Bridge will be ready for beach traffic by the big holiday weekend. Fingers crossed we don’t get an “oops, not quite yet” update next week.

  • 💃🏾 Ghana’s Saakumu Dance Troupe Comes to Duck
    Grab a seat at the Duck Amphitheater this Wednesday for a performance by one of Ghana’s top cultural groups—think drumming, dancing, storytelling, and a serious cultural flex. Bonus: they’re also visiting Dare County Schools to teach the next generation a few moves.
    🎟️ Free and open to the public. Event info

  • 🌪️ Hurricane Preparedness Week = Now
    Friendly reminder from your favorite beaked newsletter: hurricane season starts June 1. Prep now. Stock the snacks, charge your chargers, and for the love of OBX, don’t forget your pets.

📅 PLANS? OH, WE GOT PLANS.

From butterfly releases to boardwalk strolls—and yes, hazardous waste. Don’t say we never gave you range.

  • 🦋 Butterfly House Release
    Watch butterflies take their first flight at the Elizabethan Gardens. Bonus: You get a Butterfly Keeper certificate, so yes, you’re basically royalty now.
    🕐 Tuesday, May 6 · 1PM
    📍 Elizabethan Gardens
    More info »

  • 🎨 Mollie Fearing Memorial Art Show
    An annual favorite with a mix of art, memory, and local legacy. Stop in and pretend you're just browsing when you really want it all.
    🕙 Tuesday, May 6 · 10AM–5PM
    📍 Dare County Arts Council
    More info »

  • 🐛 Spring Nature on the Boardwalk
    Learn from an aquarium educator while you pretend you’re not just here for the sunset selfies.
    🕡 Tuesday, May 6 · 6:30PM–8PM
    📍 Duck Town Park
    More info »

  • 🎬 Beach Blanket Bingo
    Skydiving, mermaids, and a kidnapping biker? The Pioneer Theater is not messing around with your Tuesday night entertainment.
    🕢 Tuesday, May 6 · 7:30PM
    📍 The Pioneer Theater
    More info »

  • 🌊 Life on a Barrier Island
    Wars, storms, and sea life—oh my! A quick dive into what makes island life... well, survive.
    🕒 Daily · 3PM (May 5–23)
    📍 Bodie Island Lighthouse
    More info »

  • 🧪 Household Hazardous Waste Collection
    Because your garage is not a museum of toxic liquids. Drop off those paint cans, old batteries, and mystery jars.
    🗓️ Thursday–Saturday, May 8–10
    📍 Kitty Hawk, Buxton & Manteo (different days/times)
    Full schedule here »

📍THE BEAK OF APPROVAL

The French Door OBX: Oui! Oui! Oops, we bought too much!
This cozy little shop is basically what happens when beach chic and Southern charm have a well-dressed baby. Clothes, candles, gifts, and goodies—all dangerously close to your wallet. Consider yourself warned.📍2921 S Croatan Hwy, Nags Head

🚔 BAD BEHAVIOR & BOLD ESCAPES

  • 🔒 From freedom run to ‘fun’s over’

    Remember Francisco Cardenas, the inmate who made a break for it last week? Well, the joyride’s over. He was caught Monday evening in Swan Quarter thanks to a retired trooper and one very motivated K-9 unit. No drama, just cuffs.

  • 🚗 Larceny in Wanchese

    A busted car got scooped up in what’s being called a "civil dispute." Translation: drama with a side of towing. Under investigation.

  • 🏄‍♂️ Missing in Avon

    A paddleboard was lifted from outside a rental house on Island Creek Drive. If you see someone paddling away like they don’t have a care in the world… maybe ask a few questions.

  • 📞 SCAM ALERT

    Calls are going around from someone pretending to be Enterprise Rent-A-Car. Spoiler: it’s not Enterprise. It’s a scammer fishing for your info. If they ask for gift cards or Bitcoin, hang up and run—preferably not toward a paddleboard thief.

⛱️ VACAY OR STAY

🏡FOR SALE: YOU DON’T HAVE TO GIVE A FORWARDING ADDRESS, YOU KNOW.

Canal-front, bulkheaded, and begging for your dream home. Picture this: your morning coffee with Pamlico Sound views, your boat bobbing at the edge of your lot, and no HOA to tell you your flamingo float is “too much.”
📐 7,840 sqft lot in Brigands Bay

📍50109 Blackbeards Ct LOT 162, Frisco | $219,000 | MLS #127345

🏖️ VACAY: AN EXCUSE FOR YOUR HERMIT TENDENCIES
This one's got it all—private pool, ocean views, game room, pub table, seven bedrooms, and yes, it's pet-friendly. So your dog can judge your poolside dance moves in real-time.
Bonus: Nespresso, dual dishwashers, and a beach path that’s basically a catwalk to the Atlantic.
🐾 Up to 2 dogs welcome.

📍 Frisco, NC | Rock n Real

🗣️ HEARD FROM THE LOCALS

  • 😎Someone was spotted spray tanning on their deck in full view of the street. Hope the mailman enjoyed the show.

  • ⛱️A Corolla beachgoer tried to set up four tents before 7am and got kindly (or not-so-kindly) told this wasn’t a personal resort.

  • 🌭A seagull stole an entire hot dog off someone’s paper plate in Kill Devil Hills. No bun left behind.

🧂FINAL PEEP FROM THE PERCH

If you released a balloon this week, we’re not mad… just disappointed. Celebrate responsibly, y’all—bubbles over balloons, always.

Now go snag a beach read, skip the rip currents, and for the love of SPF, hydrate.

Until tomorrow. The nosy little bird who always knows what’s up.

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