Record #:

2851

Author(s):

Almy, Gerald A.

Abstract:

Weeds, grass, and other aquatic vegetation are favorite habitats of largemouth bass. Fishing in such areas requires special lures, including weedless spoons, spinnerbaits, and buzzbaits.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 60 Issue 5, May 1996, p4-6, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Fishing lures; Largemouth bass fishing

Record #:

2852

Author(s):

Earley, Lawrence S.; Dossett, Ted

Abstract:

Sterling Keeter's life has been a long association with the Roanoke River near his home in Weldon. His eighty-five years are crowded with outdoor experiences, floods, rockfish, and river history.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 60 Issue 5, May 1996, p8-11, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Roanoke River; Keeter, Sterling, 1910-2004

Record #:

2853

Author(s):

Earley, Lawrence S.

Abstract:

For over twenty years the Mississippi kite has been seen and thought to nest along the Roanoke River, but no nest has ever been found there. The first one was located in 1995, in downtown Laurinburg.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 60 Issue 5, May 1996, p2-3, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Mississippi kite

Record #:

2891

Author(s):

Lee, David S.

Abstract:

Dr. Rowland Shelley, Curator of Invertebrates at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Science, is one of the world's leading experts on millipedes and centipedes.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 60 Issue 5, May 1996, p12-15, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Centipedes; Millipedes; Shelley, Rowland

Record #:

2892

Author(s):

Bolen, Eric G.

Abstract:

John Bartram, botanist to King George III, and his son William, were eminent naturalists who traveled the Carolinas and the Southeast collecting botanical specimens. William's 1791 book, TRAVELS, is considered a landmark of early botanical study.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 60 Issue 5, May 1996, p16-21, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Bartram, John, 1699-1777; Bartram, William, 1739-1823; Natural history--Southern states; Naturalists

Record #:

2893

Author(s):

Manual, John

Abstract:

Water gardens, in addition to providing beauty, colors, and wildness in backyards, attract wildlife, like frogs, birds, rabbits, and insects.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 60 Issue 5, May 1996, p22-27, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Water gardens

Record #:

2894

Author(s):

Venters, Vic

Abstract:

Each year deer are involved in around 9,000 traffic accidents statewide. Steps drivers can take to avoid accidents include being cautious at dusk and dawn and learning deer habitats.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 60 Issue 5, May 1996, p28, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Deer; Traffic safety and wildlife