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Publications to Enrich Your Coastal Library 



If you'd like to know 

 more about North Carolina's 

 coastal bird populations, 

 there's no shortage of 

 information available. The 

 following publications should 

 help. 



FINDING BIRDS 



The Atlas of Colonial 

 Waterbirds of North Carolina 

 Estuaries is a compilation by 

 James F. Parnell and Robert F. 

 Soots Jr. of all the waterbirds 

 of North Carolina that nest in 

 colonies. The atlas describes 

 the biology, nesting habitats 

 and habits, range, population 

 trends and breeding character- 

 istics of herons, pelicans, 

 egrets, ibises, gulls, terns and 

 others. This 274-page book is 

 a must for all serious Tar Heel 

 birdwatchers. 



For your copy, send $5 to 

 Sea Grant and ask for publica- 

 tion number UNC-SG-78-10. 



A companion to the 

 above volume, Supplement to 

 the Atlas of Colonial Water- 

 birds of North Carolina 

 Estuaries should be on the 

 shelf of anyone with serious 

 interest in North Carolina 

 birds. This 64-page book 

 updates the population trends 

 and management needs of 

 coastal colonial nesting birds. 

 Parnell and Soots are the 

 authors. 



For your copy, send $1 to 

 Sea Grant and ask for publica- 

 tion number UNC-SG-84-07. 



MANAGING 

 BIRDS 



It's one thing to count 

 and locate all of our state's 



waterbirds. It's another thing 

 to see that they are managed 

 properly to secure their future. 



In Management of North 

 Carolina's Colonial Water- 

 birds, James Parnell and Mark 

 Shields outline the results of 

 more than 20 years' study of 

 the nesting habits of herons, 

 gulls, terns and other colonial 

 waterbirds. The book contains 

 a series of maps pinpointing 

 the exact locations of nesting 

 sites and presents a serious 

 discussion of how state and 

 federal officials might manage 

 these sites for optimum benefit 

 to the birds. 



The book was published 

 jointly by Sea Grant and the 

 N.C. Wildlife Commission. 



For your copy of this 165- 

 page work, send $5 to Sea 

 Grant. Ask for publication 

 number UNC-SG-90-03. 



INDISPENSABLE 

 BIRD BOOK 



No North Carolina 

 birdwatcher should be without 

 a copy of Birds of the Caroli- 

 nas by Eloise Potter, James 

 Parnell and Robert Teulings. 



This invaluable book lists 

 most birds common to North 

 and South Carolina and 

 includes information regarding 

 their size, colorations, nesting 

 and feeding habits and 

 habitats. Many of the species 

 identified are pictured in full- 

 color photographs. 



This book can be found 

 in most bookstores and is 

 available in paperback field 

 editions. It is published by The 

 University of North Carolina 

 Press. 



For more information 



about ordering, write UNC 

 Press, 116 Boundary Street, 

 Chapel Hill, NC 27514 or 

 call 919/966-3561. 



BIRDS 



AND OTHER 

 CREATURES 



Another publication that 

 features birds as well as the 

 fish, shellfish and other 

 creatures of Carolina shores is 

 Nature Guide to the Carolina 

 Coast by Peter Meyer of 

 Wilmington. 



This 160-page paperback 

 is a practical and interesting 

 guide to shore life in both the 

 Carolinas. Meyer's writing style 

 is aimed at the layman, the 

 average person who finds 

 beachcombing a fascinating 

 pastime. More than 100 color 

 photographs make identifica- 

 tion of the different species 

 easy. 



For information on 

 prices and ordering, write 

 to Peter Meyer at the Avian- 

 Cetacean Press, PO Box 

 4532, Wilmington, NC 

 28406, or call 919/392-5537. 



ISSUES FOR 

 CHESAPEAKE 



A new publication from 

 the Sea Grant program in 

 neighboring Maryland will be 

 interesting to naturalists in that 

 state as well as in the Caroli- 

 nas. 



Issues for the Chesapeake, 

 a 24-page magazine-style 

 booklet, offers case studies for 

 the management of striped 

 bass and oysters, two popular 

 and controversial species. 



The reader will learn 

 about the bay's geologic and 



social past and how these 

 events have affected today's 

 Chesapeake Bay, one of the 

 largest estuaries in the world. 

 The booklet was written by 

 Jack Greer, Maryland Sea 

 Grant's director of communica- 

 tions. 



For your copy, send $2 to 

 Maryland Sea Grant Program, 

 H.J. Patterson Hall, University 

 of Maryland, College Park, MD 

 20742. Ask for publication 

 number UM-SG-ES-91-01. 



Ordering Information 



When ordering Sea Grant 

 publications, please use your 

 mailing label from Coastwatch 

 or the customer identification 

 number that appears above 

 your name. This will speed 

 delivery. Also, be sure checks 

 are made payable to Sea 

 Grant, unless otherwise 

 specified. 



Send publication requests 

 (except those to publishers other 

 than Sea Grant) to: Publica- 

 tions, Sea Grant, Box 8605, 

 N.C. State University, Raleigh, 

 NC 27695. If you wish to order 

 multiple copies or need further 

 assistance, contact Carole 

 Purser, publication distribu- 

 tion manager, at 919/515- 

 2454. 



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