. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. What's so special about a bird?. There's something special about birds, some- thing that seems to strike pleasant notes on peo- ple's heart strings. Our actions show it. We build backyard feeders, stock them with special bird food and entertain ourselves with outdoor bird drama. We join organi- zations for watching and protecting feathered ani- mals. We support research to learn more about them and how we can insure that our activities don't bring them harm. Why are birds important to us? For many, it's ha
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. What's so special about a bird?. There's something special about birds, some- thing that seems to strike pleasant notes on peo- ple's heart strings. Our actions show it. We build backyard feeders, stock them with special bird food and entertain ourselves with outdoor bird drama. We join organi- zations for watching and protecting feathered ani- mals. We support research to learn more about them and how we can insure that our activities don't bring them harm. Why are birds important to us? For many, it's hard to put into words. Ask some- one why they like birds and their gut reaction is likely to be, "I just ; Mrs. Edna Appleberry, often referred to as the dean of birding in North Carolina, has concrete reasons for her number one fascination. "We'd be in horrible shape without them," she asserted in a recent interview at her Wilmington home. Birds, she said, "make up part of the web of life. People don't seem to understand the universal pattern. If we make a hole in it, something harmful might move in or something else might die," she said. "Few realize that birds are working for us all day and night," Mrs. Appleberry continued, refer- "Few realize that birds are working for us ali day and ;—Mrs. Edna Appleberry. ring to the large number of insects birds eat. Birds form a complete web around our earth with differ- ent species occupying different "layers" from the ground up, she explained. "Each species is suited to his own sphere," she said, citing as one example the woodpecker's long beak for picking insects out of wood. Dr. Thomas L. Quay, North Carolina State Uni- versity bird scientist, sees birds as kind of a con- venient link between man and nature. "Birdwatch- ing is an easy way for people to get close to nature," he said one day last July. "It can be done any time and any place
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