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The tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) has expanded its range throughout North Carolina and the southeast, despite its reputation has a generally sporadic or irregular breeder. Research shows that land clearing, impoundments and other land use patterns, the reintroduction of beavers, and the use of bluebird boxes by swallows as nest sites appear to have facilitated the expansion.
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43274
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In this article the author wants to emphasis that your observations for bird watching does not have to end with just identifying what bird it is. There are many different observations that one can make during bird watching which would include behaviors, particular song the bird sings, how many birds are there, and do you see a nest. The author lists a website where you can find a list of these different types of observations.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 86 Issue 1, January-February 2022,
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7122
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In 1965, North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission surveys indicated a quail harvest by hunters of almost three million birds. By 2002, the number had dropped to around two hundred thousand. The primary cause of the decline is that the birds no longer have the habitat they require. Increasing population demands more land for businesses and homes. Farmers became more efficient with their land and planted crops that didn't benefit quail as corn, wheat, and soybeans had. Fires, which once benefited quail habitats, are now more controlled in the forests. Wilson discuss this decline and what, if anything, can be done to restore the quail population.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 69 Issue 3, Mar 2005,
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16437
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One of the state's noblest traditions--quail hunting--is in danger of extinction. Prior to the 1970s, more than 175,000 hunters came to the state and harvested between 2.2 and 2.8 million quail. During the 1995 season only 28,000 hunters harvested 225,000 quail. Jones discusses reasons for the decline and whether it can be reversed. In the state quail are declining at 6.2 percent per year from 1982 to 1991.
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9807
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Before the 1970s, quail were abundant in the Southeast, but the population has rapidly declined since then. A major study seeks to answer why this has happened. Changing land use, predation, natural fluctuations, and control by man of naturally occurring fires are seen as contributing factors in the decline.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 49 Issue 12, Dec 1985,
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34578
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With new technology becoming more easily accessible and cost-effective, the museum has begun incorporating different techniques to study animals in the wild. The Southern Hognose snake in Sandhills and the Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers in the Appalachian mountain range are two species that have been studied using technological advancements. These approaches have already led to new observations regarding these species.
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26865
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Many species of birds are endangered because of destruction of their habitats. Warren B. King, chairman of the U.S. Section of the International Council for Bird Preservation, cites the Mauritius parakeet, Spanish imperial eagle, and imperial woodpecker as examples of near-extinct bird populations.
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