Record #:

34540

Author(s):

Martin, Margaret

Abstract:

The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences has spent over 100 years collecting bird specimens from not only native species, but from all over the world. The collection boasts over 13,000 prepared bird specimens. The new director continues to collect specimens and arrange for them to be easily accessible to other researchers.

Source:

North Carolina Naturalist (NoCar QH 76.5 N8 N68), Vol. 6 Issue 1, Spring/Summer 1998, p4-5, il, por

Subject(s):

North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences--Exhibitions; North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences (Raleigh); Birds--Collection and preservation

Record #:

1784

Author(s):

Post, William

Abstract:

The first North Carolina specimen of the shiny cowbird, representing the fourth collected in North America, was discovered at New Bern in 1990.

Source:

Brimleyana (NoCar QL 155 B75), Vol. Issue 19, Dec 1993, p205-206, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Birds--Collection and preservation; Cowbirds

Record #:

36023

Author(s):

Midgett, David; Patrick, Amy

Abstract:

Among the feathered residents in the Island’s refuge were Canada Geese. In addition to the practice of branding, ways to keep an avian population intact included suitable breeding ground and sustainable food supply.

Source:

Sea Chest (NoCar F 262 D2 S42), Vol. 2 Issue 1, Fall/Winter 1982, p23-25

Subject(s):

Bird refuges; Birds--Collection and preservation; Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge; Canada geese