. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. NATURALIST'S NOTEBOOK. TOP LEFT: An adult piping plover is found near an exclosure protecting a nest. TOP RIGHT: Joanna Harrington erects an exclosure at Cape Point. BOTTOM LEFT: Mania Lyons and Stephen Hartsfield survey South Point for plover activity. BOTTOM RIGHT: Piping plover fledgling takes first flight along Hatteras Island. A Fadins Tune: N. Piping Pbverujunt Drops By Katie Mosher • Photographs by Michael Halminski lorth Carolina's coastline has a Then, come spring, other pairs of of A Birder's Gui
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. NATURALIST'S NOTEBOOK. TOP LEFT: An adult piping plover is found near an exclosure protecting a nest. TOP RIGHT: Joanna Harrington erects an exclosure at Cape Point. BOTTOM LEFT: Mania Lyons and Stephen Hartsfield survey South Point for plover activity. BOTTOM RIGHT: Piping plover fledgling takes first flight along Hatteras Island. A Fadins Tune: N. Piping Pbverujunt Drops By Katie Mosher • Photographs by Michael Halminski lorth Carolina's coastline has a Then, come spring, other pairs of of A Birder's Guide to Coastal North unique double-edged draw for the tiny plovers — ones that likely wintered farther Carolina. piping plover. south — search out spots near North And, during migratory periods, areas Our string of barrier islands provides a Carolina inlets to nest and hatch their young, such as Hatteras Island may be critical winter home to dozens of the threatened "We are the only state that has "staging grounds" where the plovers forage shorebirds known for their distinctive appreciable numbers of nesting and for food, says Kevin Moody, staff biologist flutelike call. wintering pairs," says John Fussell, author Continued COASTWATCH 23. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original UNC Sea Grant College Program. [Raleigh, N. C. : UNC Sea Grant College Program]
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