Dr. H. Curtis Merrick, Author at Coastal Review https://coastalreview.org/author/hcurtismerrick/ A Daily News Service of the North Carolina Coastal Federation Tue, 08 Feb 2022 21:50:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://coastalreview.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/NCCF-icon-152.png Dr. H. Curtis Merrick, Author at Coastal Review https://coastalreview.org/author/hcurtismerrick/ 32 32 Down East Air Show https://coastalreview.org/2021/03/down-east-air-show/ Wed, 10 Mar 2021 19:16:34 +0000 https://www.coastalreview.org/?p=53247 Hundreds of green-winged teal fill the sky above the 6,000-acre North River Wetlands Preserve earlier this month. About 1,000 of the small dabbling ducks have been observed at the preserve in recent weeks, said birder John Fussell of Morehead City, who counted about 270 in the above image and estimated about 800 at the site that morning. Flocks of green-wing teal can be dazzling with their "rapid twisting and turning in unison," according to Audubon's Guide to North American Birds. Photo: Dr. H. Curtis Merrick]]>

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Hundreds of green-winged teal fill the sky above the 6,000-acre North River Wetlands Preserve earlier this month. About 1,000 of the small dabbling ducks have been observed at the preserve in recent weeks, said birder John Fussell of Morehead City, who counted about 270 in the above image and estimated about 800 at the site that morning. Flocks of green-wing teal can be dazzling with their “rapid twisting and turning in unison,” according to Audubon’s Guide to North American Birds.

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