. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. A ptvwking start Binoculars and high-powered scopes are trained on North Pond, where migrants and year-round resident flocks congregate, seemingly unaware that they are the objects of such ardor. The excitement level increases when a WOW coordinator detects two American white pelicans — unusual sightings this far south. At a nearby parking lot, Ricky Davis and John Wright, veteran field trip leaders, leap from a car with a rare bird alert. They've spotted a northern goshawk. An uncommon winter visitor here
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. A ptvwking start Binoculars and high-powered scopes are trained on North Pond, where migrants and year-round resident flocks congregate, seemingly unaware that they are the objects of such ardor. The excitement level increases when a WOW coordinator detects two American white pelicans — unusual sightings this far south. At a nearby parking lot, Ricky Davis and John Wright, veteran field trip leaders, leap from a car with a rare bird alert. They've spotted a northern goshawk. An uncommon winter visitor here, the goshawk's range spans Alaska, Canada and parts of New England. Wright, a high school science teacher from Greenville, heads south with a few seasoned birders who hope to catch a glimpse of this extraordinary bird. Davis, who works at a printing business in Zebulon, stays behind to lead a band of beginning birders on an excursion to the South Pond, a refuge area usually off-limits to the public. "All the birds we see today won't be rare ones. But remember, there is no such thing as a bad bird," Davis says. The neophytes include a teacher from Plymouth, a couple from Georgia, another from Cary, and a family of five from Rocky Mount. The group's diversity reflects the broad appeal of birding — one of the fastest-growing outdoor activities, according to national tourism experts. "I'm a backyard birder," says the teacher, Jane Morrow. Birds on her life list — a personal inventory of birds encountered — are mostly common state birds. She has spotted snow geese and swans during Lake Mattamuskeet Swan Days, the only other formal birding outing she has taken. "When it comes to birding, I'm a rank amateur," confesses Bill Deans, a Rocky Mount neurologist by profession and a naturalist by avocation. "I've studied insects all my life. Birds are more of a challenge, because they don't stand still long enough for close ; 8 SPRING
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