Record #:

15605

Author(s):

Miller, Hannah

Abstract:

Mary Ellen Rogers started Sea Biscuit Wildlife Shelter on Oak Island in 2007. It is the only bird rescue facility on the Atlantic Coast between Morehead City and Charleston. A normal stay is six months, and if recovered, the bird is released; otherwise, it will be used by an educational facility to teach the public about bird life. A total of 398 birds were brought to the facility in 2010.

Source:

Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 43 Issue 5, May 2011, p26-27, il, por

Subject(s):

Wildlife rescue--Oak Island; Birds, Protection of--Oak Island; Rogers, Mary Ellen; Sea Biscuit Wildlife Shelter (Oak Island)

Record #:

35429

Author(s):

Hunt, Evan

Abstract:

How bird beaks fit the bill when it comes to food consumption is by the shape of the bird’s beak. According to Evan Hunt, the shape determines what the bird eats (grass, fish, nuts, and insects) as well as how it eats (impaling or clamping down on its prey, for example).

Source:

North Carolina Naturalist (NoCar QH 76.5 N8 N68), Vol. 24 Issue 3, Summer 2016, p5

Subject(s):

Birds, Protection of--Oak Island; Birds--Anatomy