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The following articles report on the natural history of various regions. Teachers interested in taking their classes on field trips may find these articles and their related discussion questions of interest as background for their students.
Middle Atlantic
Oily Birds Vol. 10, No. 2: March 1977 (Oil pollution, spills, waterbirds, Dave Grant, Delaware ducks, birds)
Crossing Delaware Bay: Vol. 26, Number 2: January 2003 (4-Seasons on Delaware Bay, Cape Henlopen, Dave Grant)
Protecting Coastal Wetlands Vol. 26, Number 3: September 2003 (Wetlands in coastal states, Dave Grant,US)
Disappearing Wetlands Vol.26, No. 4: April 2004 (Carolina bays, pingos, spongs, ephemeral wetlands, Dave Grant,DE)
About Gulls* Vol. 21. Number 3: April 1993 (Gull species and behavior; Dave Grant, Sandy Hook, NJ)
Some Notes on Wading Bird Feeding Behavior* Vol. 21, Number 3: April 1993 (Egrets, Dave Grant,NJ)
Hitchin' a Ride* Natural History Magazine (Horseshoe crab life history at Sandy Hook, NJ, Dave Grant,)
1-Natural History articles (Note: These two articles may contain advertising and pop-ups.)
2-Natural History magazine (Note: These two articles may contain advertising and pop-ups.)
A Waterfront Refuge For Wading Birds*Audubon Magazine-Su-1992 (Egrets, Sandy Hook, NJ, Dave Grant)
The Click Beetle - Alaus oculatus New Jersey Outdoors-Vol.13, No.4:Ju-Au, 1986 (Beetles, NJ, Dave Grant)
www.Horseshoecrab.org featuring Dave Grant and horseshoe crab ecology.
Learning With Limulus Horseshoe crab learning activities
Red Sea
Contemplating the Clownfishes Vol. 22, Number 2: March 1994 (Fish behavior in the Red Sea, Dave Grant,)
Solar Lake Vol. 16, Number 1: August 1986 (A natural solar collector on the Red Sea, Dave Grant,
Florida
Grebes and Terns Vol. 16, No. 3: July 1987 (Grebes, Terns, Dave Grant, Sanibel, FL; Bird cooperative feeding)
A Highway Heronry Vol. 19, No 2: June 1990 (Heron nesting and threats. Dave Grant, Florida)
Mud, Mangroves, Minnows and Man - Rookery Bay Dave Grant, Florida Vol. 17, No. 2: May, 1988
New England
Isolated waters along the coast of Maine Vol. 17, No. 4: (Tide pools and invertebrates in Maine, Dave Grant)
Cetaceans, Sharks and Songbirds Vol. 19, No 2: June 1990 (Whales, basking sharks, Dave Grant,Cape Cod, MA)
A Marvelous Maine Marsh Vol. 19, No. 3: October, 1990 (Tidal marshes in Maine, Dave Grant)
Bizarre Beach Bird Behavior* Vol. 22, No.3:Sept.1994 (Pelicans, skimmers, herons, anhinga, shearwater,Dave Grant)
Grand Manan: Queen of the Fundy Isles Vol.23, Number 1: August 1995 (Canadian marinelife, Dave Grant,)
Fiddlers on the Roof - Fiddler and Blue Crabs on Cape Cod, MA - Dave Grant, Sandy Hook, NJ
In Cold Blood: Salient and silent swimmers in spring waters - Vernap Pools, Cape Cod, Dave Grant-Sandy Hook
Midwest
Leks, Larks and the Crane River: Vol. 26, Number 1: 1/02 (Birding on the Platte River, Nebraska, Dave Grant)
Pacific Coast
Echinoderms - Monterey California - 8/04 GIS project on Del Monte shale beds; Dave Grant, Sandy Hook, NJ
Ukpiagvik, Alaska - Arctic, Eskimos, Inupiat, snowy owls, whales, seals, Birds-Barrow, Dave Grant, Sandy Hook, NJ
Observations at Del Monte Beach, California - Mole crabs, human activities-Dave Grant, Sandy Hook, NJ
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Articles from others:
The Sea Serpent Accounted For* Scientific American December 27, 1879
(A mysterious sea monster spotted off of Sandy Hook, NJ)
Current research, activities, events, and related projects and articles featuring Dave Grant
Wednesday, January 25, 2006 By Byron Spice, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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