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Therefore, we are unable to present data indicative of the actual 
numbers of birds encountered or of the species’ relative abundance, and 
comparison of tallies between trips is meaningless. 
In the species list given below, observations are from off coastal 
North Carolina unless otherwise indicated (SC = South Carolina). Most 
records are from Lee’s 130 survey trips conducted in charter fishing 
boats off Oregon Inlet, Dare County, N.C., but additional published 
and unpublished records are included. Reports with incomplete data are 
mentioned only when no other evidence is available to document the 
species’ occurrence off the Carolina coast. Sightings for each species are 
arranged by day and month. When more than a single bird was seen, 
the number observed is presented in parentheses. Precise latitude and 
longitude as determined by LORAN instruments are available for most 
of Lee’s records, but these data have been omitted in the interest of 
brevity. For selected species, distances from shore have been provided. 
LAND-BASED BIRDS SEEN OFFSHORE 
PODICIPEDIFORMES 
Pied-billed Grebe ( Podilymbus podiceps): 19 July 1977 (NCSM 
6167), 39 miles ESE Oregon Inlet; 10 August 1977, 30 miles E 
Oregon Inlet. 
Pelecaniformes 
Brown Pelican ( Pelicanus occidentalis ): Summer 1976. Foraging 
flocks approximately 50 miles SE Beaufort. 
Double-crested Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax auritus ): 3 November 
1979 (100 fathom contour). 
ClCONIIFORMES 
Great Blue Heron ( Ardea herodias ): 15 October 1979, 16 
October 1979, 5 November 1979, 5 December 1985. 
Snowy Egret ( Egretta thula ): 4 October 1980 (9), Chat 45:54. 
Little Buie Heron ( Egretta caerulea ): 4 October 1980, Chat 45:54. 
Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis): 27 April 1968, Chat 33:102; 9 
September 1979 (40); 7 October 1975 (SC). 
Anseriformes 
Northern Pintail ( Anas acuta): Fall 1983 or 1984 (flock). 
Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors): 27 August 1979, 1 September 
1979 (4), 8 September 1979. 
Lesser Scaup ( Aythya affinis): 5 November 1979. 
White-winged Scoter (Melanitta fusca): 6 September 1981 (6), 
Chat 46:47. 
Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus senator): 16 March 1984 (12+), 28 
April 1983 (4), 19 May 1982 (3). 
