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The Swainson’s warbler, popular in the bottomland hardwood swamps of the Coastal Plain of North Carolina, has been researched and watched by the museum staff. By banding the birds and watching them during field excursions, researchers are able to track them, determine nesting and breeding patterns, and overall behavior of the birds.
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36610
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The author talks about how bird feathers were used in women’s hats and market that developed around that. The destruction of bird populations lead to game wardens, laws against feather hunting, and Conservation Acts to protect birds.
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41151
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Related to an earlier study co-published by Gerwin, the author's current study involved private lands used for wildlife conservation efforts. This study measured the success of endangered bird population preservation in statistics such as fledgling young return rate. Preparing lands like the Lassiter Mills tract for habitation included activities such as attaching GPS data recorders to birds like the pictured field sparrow.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 83 Issue 4, July/August 2019,
p4-11
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Bird preservation--Lassiter Mill private tract--Randolph County; N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences ; Wildlife conservation; Land preservation; N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission; Greater Uwharries Conservation Partnership; Endangered species--North Carolina--birds; Threatened species--North Carolina--birds; Controlled burn management; North Carolina State University--Wildlife Department; Habitat management--see also habitat conservation