Record #:

16455

Author(s):

Bromley, Peter

Abstract:

There has been a decline in quail and seventeen other bird species associated with farming and weedy, grassy, brushy habitats in North Carolina and other Southeastern states. Bromley, Bill Palmer, and Marc Puckett investigated whether pesticides and drainage ditch management were possible causes. Results are reported. Also included is a set of nine questions, which the author says will be a large, complex research project seeking to account for the decline, and which he hopes will be answered by the end of the century.

Source:

Upland Gazette (NoCar SK 340 U65), Vol. 2 Issue 2, Winter 1997, p1-2, 5, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Bird populations; Quail populations--Research

Record #:

16437

Author(s):

Jones, Mark D.

Abstract:

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.

Source:

Upland Gazette (NoCar SK 340 U65), Vol. 1 Issue 2, Winter 1996, p3, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Bird populations; Quail shooting

Record #:

1382

Author(s):

Saxon, John L.

Abstract:

Each June, North Carolina volunteers listen for bird calls to help chart long-term bird population trends.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 58 Issue 2, Feb 1994, p10-13, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Birds, Protection of; Bird populations

Record #:

24438

Author(s):

Waldrup, Robert A.

Abstract:

Bird watching is making a comeback on the shores of the Outer Banks. About 400 varieties of birds have been documented on the Outer Banks, and the Audubon Society’s Pine Island Wildlife Sanctuary is home to many of them.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 60 Issue 12, May 1993, p24-26, il

Subject(s):

Bird watching; Bird populations; Outer Banks--Recreational activities; Outer Banks--Description and travel; Outer Banks Wildlife; Outer Banks

Record #:

30028

Author(s):

Lee, David S.

Abstract:

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.

Source:

Brimleyana (NoCar QL 155 B75), Vol. Issue 18, June 1993, p103-113, map, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Bird populations; Birds--Research

Record #:

9807

Author(s):

Taylor, Mark

Abstract:

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.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 49 Issue 12, Dec 1985, p4-7, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Bird populations; Quail

Record #:

26865

Author(s):

Kelly, Diane

Abstract:

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.

Source:

Friend O’ Wildlife (NoCar Oversize SK 431 F74x), Vol. 28 Issue 11, Nov 1981, p14, il

Subject(s):

Endangered species; Bird populations