Earring gull Several » tiaaature plumage*Oa« mature plumage. 



Laughing gull * taerous « following ship and feeding from refuse thrown. 



overboard. Young and mature birds* 



Royal torn • lorabars seen resting on Mad hate and flat*. 



Bonaparte's #01 » -Viator pluuago - young mora nraarous* 



Oomaon torn a Humorous on sand bars In river. 



Ring-billed go(U - several in teaat«ro plumage. 



Groat biuo boron . ten mted in flight over marehss * vail distributed froa 

 outhport to 'llolagton. Also one notad seme day in flight 

 over aalt marahos at Wllltfijltllt Bound. 



Bgret - One soon, perched, after being disturbed by passing of mvOQ, on low 

 nush a Orton Plantation "liver marshes* 



Snow egret - One seen hunting for food at rivers edge of marsh land during 

 rocoding tide. 



Bald Eagle - Six notad on river froa isouthport to 3 olios bolow Wilmington. 



Jvpxf of these were in adult plumage. One was seen on sand and 

 shell bar watching for food daring receding of tide, fit were 

 soon flying near Orton Point fish fortilisor plant and over 



leontad In open marsh land, oaoerning the two taaatare birds 

 one was not load on a sand and mad flat fishing, the other soaring 

 In spirals. 



?ish crow - Orton Plantation marsh land « numerous. Just below JSlmlngtou on 

 rivor flats 30 or UO were noted, f 0 ding during receding tide. 



free swallow - Several noted flying over marsh land above Orson Plantation. 



Purple grati&de * Several noted in flight along and antes* the rivor* 



Ltod-ing bird - 22 October • flew on board MODOC when about 25 miles off share* 

 Little liver Inlet, U.G., nearest land. Arriving just before 

 sunset, found roosting place for the night under 5" sua 



Alge* itate l thieii4» asst. q>«nte || MMes 1 Mi iH 

 at sunrise next morning when ship was less than 10 miles from 

 nearest land - vis - Oak Island, II. C, 



