Record #:

3691

Author(s):

Manning, Phillip

Abstract:

The growth of coastal development threatens colonies of birds by disrupting their nesting. In 1979, the National Audubon Society created the North Carolina Coastal Island Sanctuary. Today, nineteen mostly man-made islands stretch from Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear, providing havens for birds.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 62 Issue 6, June 1998, p18-23, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Birds, Protection of; North Carolina Coastal Island Sanctuary

Record #:

3738

Author(s):

Sharpe, Bill

Abstract:

North Carolina Partners in Flight, which started in 1993 with Mark Johns as state coordinator, is part of an international effort to maintain migratory bird populations. It seeks to accomplish this through habitat protection, education, management, and professional training.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 62 Issue 5, May 1998, p4-7, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Birds, Protection of; Birds--Migration

Record #:

2834

Author(s):

Cecelski, David

Abstract:

In the late 1800s and early 1900s, demands by hat makers for plumage and restaurants for bird meat brought near extinction to coastal flocks. Efforts by T. Gilbert Pearson and others led to conservation laws that restored the birds by World War II.

Source:

Coastwatch (NoCar QH 91 A1 N62x), Vol. Issue , Mar/Apr 1996, p20-23, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Birds, Protection of; Wildlife conservation--Laws and legislation; Pearson, T. Gilbert (Thomas Gilbert), 1873-1943

Record #:

1381

Author(s):

Earley, Lawrence S.

Abstract:

Neotropical migrant birds, commonly referred to as songbirds, are facing a grim future owing to, among other factors, loss of habitat in North America.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 58 Issue 2, Feb 1994, p4-9 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Birds, Protection of; Birds--Migration

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 #:

1383

Author(s):

Venters, Vic

Abstract:

While many factors seem to affect quail populations in the Southeast, the reduction of insects may be limiting the quail's brood habitat.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 58 Issue 2, Feb 1994, p14-19, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Birds, Protection of; Quail

Record #:

1224

Author(s):

Ellison, George

Abstract:

North Carolina is playing a crucial role in a new international program, Partners in Flight, which is trying to save dwindling bird species.

Source:

Friend of Wildlife (NoCar Oversize SK 431 F74x), Vol. 40 Issue 3, Sept/Oct 1993, p4-6, 15, il

Subject(s):

Birds, Protection of; Endangered species

Record #:

106

Author(s):

Earley, Lawrence S.

Abstract:

Professor Tom Quay's field course on North Carolina's colony-nesting waterbirds is helping enforcement officers protect the species.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 56 Issue 3, Mar 1992, p12-17, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Terns; Birds, Protection of; Quay, Thomas L. (Lavelle), 1914-2012

Record #:

9871

Author(s):

Earley, Lawrence S.

Abstract:

Two species of ibis have settled on Battery Island in the Cape Fear River--the white ibis and the glossy ibis. Around 9,000 pairs of white ibises nest there. Glossy ibis are rare in the state and only a dozen pairs were found there. Battery Island is leased from the state by the Audubon Society and is a protected sanctuary, one unit in Audubon's North Carolina Coastal Sanctuary System.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 53 Issue 8, Aug 1989, p4-9, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Birds, Protection of; Ibises--Battery Island

Record #:

9964

Author(s):

Earley, Lawrence S.

Abstract:

Nearly twenty species of songbirds that nest in North Carolina have had a decline in population over the past two decades. Annual breeding bird surveys over that period confirm this. Birds affected include the cardinal, mockingbird, bluejay, towhee, and meadowlark. Habitat destruction is affecting not only state nesters but also those in tropical rain forests.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 53 Issue 11, Nov 1989, p4-11, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Birds, Protection of

Record #:

8405

Author(s):

Adderton, Bobbi

Abstract:

The bald eagle is making a comeback in North Carolina. Only one eagle was spotted in the state during 1982, compared to thirteen in 1985. A state ban on the pesticide DDT and the eagle's designation as a protected species are reasons for the bird's population growth. Dr. Richard Brown of the Carolina Raptor Center in Charlotte believes the state can do more. One of the biggest dangers to the state's bald eagles is ignorant hunters. Dr. Brown believes that the state should, as some states do, require a bird identification test before granting a gun license. Dr. Brown also advocates a reward system, under which private companies would grant money for any information on illegal hunting practices. Rewards up to $20,000 would provide sufficient motivation in turning over poachers, claims Dr. Brown.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 52 Issue 11, Apr 1985, p19, il

Subject(s):

Birds, Protection of; Eagles

Record #:

35780

Author(s):

Murray, E. Michael

Abstract:

Places in Dare County like Colington Island and the village of Duck offered haven for many creatures of the two legged variety. A book cited by Murray, John Lawson’s A New Voyage to Carolina (1709), also made mention of the Merlins and Swaddle-bills who inspired the first flight made almost two centuries later.

Source:

Tar Heel (NoCar F 251 T37x), Vol. 7 Issue 7, Nov/Dec 1979, p4S-6S

Subject(s):

Dare County--History; Dare County--Description and travel; Islands; Duck (N.C.); Lawson, John, 1674-1712; Bird refuges; Birds, Protection of; Birds

Record #:

9505

Author(s):

Dawkins, Duncan

Abstract:

Shorebirds that visit and nest near North Carolina's coastal waters are an asset to the beauty and natural history of that area; however, they are now facing a threat to their habitat--man. Dawkins focuses on Masonboro Island, a nine-and-a-half-mile barrier island south of Wrightsville Beach, to demonstrate how man's incursion here and in other coastal sections, is causing problems for birds that have used these islands in the past to establish nesting colonies and raise their young.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 42 Issue 4, Apr 1978, p2-5, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Birds, Protection of; Shore birds--Masonboro Island; Habitat conservation--Masonboro Island

Record #:

35651

Author(s):

Hunter, Chris

Abstract:

Thinking like one included creating a conducive environment, which included providing nesting boxes and a favorable habitat. Providing a conducive environment may help to assure the survival of this bird, who was on the brink of extinction from the late 1930s to early 1970s.

Source:

Tar Heel (NoCar F 251 T37x), Vol. 6 Issue 3, May/June 1978, p40-42

Subject(s):

Bluebirds; Birds, Protection of; Birds--Conservation

Record #:

7566

Author(s):

Farrow, Roger; Rollinson, Bobby; Austin, Raymond; Baum, Wayne

Abstract:

Cape Hatteras National Seashore naturalist Clay Gifford discusses the effect of litter on wildlife. Many people who litter along the beaches or in natural areas often do not realize the harm they are creating for wildlife. Among the items Gifford considers a menace to wildlife are monofilament fishing line, plastic six-pack bottle holders, paper from Polaroid films, and cans. Birds can be ensnared, strangled, or poisoned by these items.

Source:

Sea Chest (NoCar F 262 D2 S42), Vol. 3 Issue 2, Spring 1976, p36-37, il

Subject(s):

Birds, Protection of; Litter (Trash)