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'''Currituck Banks North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve''' is a component site of the [[North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve]] on the [[Currituck Banks]], north of [[Corolla, North Carolina]]. Currituck Banks is one of three original National Estuarine Research Reserve sites dedicated by [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|NOAA]] in 1985. |
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The reserve encompasses 965 acres of varied habitat and is bordered by the [[Currituck Sound]]. The Currituck banks are part of a 70-mile long [[Spit (landform)|barrier spit]] that extends from [[Virginia Beach, Virginia|Virginia Beach]] to Oregon Inlet. |
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'''Currituck Banks North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve''' is a component site of the [[North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve]] on the [[Currituck Banks]], north of [[Corolla, North Carolina]]. The reserve is an example of a low-salinity [[estuarine]] ecosystem, and contains a variety of habitats, including [[beach]], [[sand dunes]], [[grasslands]], shrub thicket, [[maritime forest]], brackish and freshwater [[marshes]], [[tidal flats]], and subtidal soft bottoms. The reserve is accessible by land and by water, but there is no boat launch. |
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== Description == |
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The reserve was described in the [[Boston Globe]] as being among the coast's most beautiful nature preserves; the review noted that the reserve and surrounding area is nearly empty of people during the off-season.<ref>[http://www.ajc.com/news/content/travel/southeast/nc_stories/2007/02/07/0207outerbanks.html Sacha Pfeiffer, "Outer Banks in winter peaceful, inexpensive", ''Atlanta Metro News'', from Boston Globe, Feb. 7, 2007.]</ref> |
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The reserve is an example of a low-salinity [[estuarine]] ecosystem and contains a variety of habitats, including [[beach]], [[sand dunes]], [[grasslands]], shrub thicket, [[maritime forest]], brackish and freshwater [[marshes]], [[tidal flats]], and [[Neritic zone|subtidal soft bottoms]]. |
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The reserve was described in the [[Boston Globe]] as being among the coast's most beautiful nature preserves; the review noted that the reserve and surrounding area are nearly empty of people during the off-season.<ref>[http://www.boston.com/travel/articles/2007/02/04/there_behind_the_buildup_open_pristine_outer_banks/?page=full Sacha Pfeiffer, "Outer Banks in winter peaceful, inexpensive", ''Boston Globe'', Feb. 7, 2007.]</ref> |
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The reserve is home to a wealth of birds and fish, including commercial and game fish species. The reserve allows [[hunting]] (with a registration form required),<ref>[http://www.nccoastalreserve.net/About-The-Reserve/Reserve-Sites/Currituck-Banks/57.aspx North Carolina Coastal Reserve: Currituck Banks NC Coastal Reserve and National Estuarine Research Reserve, Retrieved Jan. 24, 2010.]</ref> and is also listed as an [[eBird]] hotspot for [[birdwatching]].<ref>[http://ebird.org/ebird/GuideMe?step=saveChoices&getLocations=hotspots&parentState=US-NC&bMonth=01&bYear=1900&eMonth=12&eYear=2010&reportType=location&hotspots=L674445&continue.x=60&continue.y=17&continue=Continue eBird. 2010. eBird: An online database of bird distribution and abundance (web application). Version 2. eBird, Ithaca, New York. Available: http://www.ebird.org. (Accessed: Jan. 24, 2010).]</ref> |
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== Fauna == |
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The reserve is home to a wealth of birds and fish, including commercial and game fish species. The reserve allows [[hunting]] (with a registration form required),<ref>[http://www.nccoastalreserve.net/web/crp/currituck-banks North Carolina Coastal Reserve: Currituck Banks NC Coastal Reserve and National Estuarine Research Reserve, Retrieved Feb. 20, 2106.]</ref> and is also listed as an [[eBird]] hotspot for [[birdwatching]].<ref>[http://ebird.org/ebird/GuideMe?step=saveChoices&getLocations=hotspots&parentState=US-NC&bMonth=01&bYear=1900&eMonth=12&eYear=2010&reportType=location&hotspots=L674445&continue.x=60&continue.y=17&continue=Continue eBird. 2010. eBird: An online database of bird distribution and abundance (web application). Version 2. eBird, Ithaca, New York. Available: http://www.ebird.org. (Accessed: Jan. 24, 2010).]</ref> Mammals include white-tailed deer, [[eastern gray squirrel]], cottontail and marsh rabbit, [[opossum]], raccoon, gray fox, [[bobcat]], muskrat, [[North American river otter|river otter]], and the invasive [[nutria]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Currituck Banks Reserve {{!}} NC DEQ |url=https://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/coastal-management/nc-coastal-reserve/reserve-sites/currituck-banks-reserve |access-date=2022-07-09 |website=deq.nc.gov}}</ref> The uniquely brackish water allows both salt water and freshwater species of fish to thrive here. Saltwater fish species include [[Brook trout|speckled trout]], flounder, [[red drum]], mullet and [[striped bass]]. Freshwater fish species include [[largemouth bass]], [[Ocean sunfish|sunfish]], [[crappie]], and [[perch]].<ref name=":0" /> |
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|[[Snow goose|Snow Goose]] |
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|[[Canada goose|Canada Goose]] |
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|[[Mute swan|Mute Swan]] |
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|[[Tundra swan|Tundra Swan]] |
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|[[Wood duck|Wood Duck]] |
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|[[Gadwall]] |
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|[[Mallard]] |
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|[[American black duck|American Black Duck]] |
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|[[Green-winged teal|Green-winged Teal]] |
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|[[White-winged scoter|White-winged Scoter]] |
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|[[Black scoter|Black Scoter]] |
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|[[Bufflehead]] |
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|[[Common merganser|Common Merganser]] |
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|[[Red-breasted merganser|Red-breasted Merganser]] |
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|[[Ruddy duck|Ruddy Duck]] |
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|[[Pied-billed grebe|Pied-billed Grebe]] |
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|[[Rock dove|Rock Pigeon]] |
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|[[Mourning dove|Mourning Dove]] |
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|[[Yellow-billed cuckoo|Yellow-billed Cuckoo]] |
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|[[Chuck-will's-widow]] |
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|[[Chimney swift|Chimney Swift]] |
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|[[Ruby-throated hummingbird|Ruby-throated Hummingbird]] |
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|[[King rail|King Rail]] |
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|[[Clapper rail|Clapper Rail]] |
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|[[Virginia rail|Virginia Rail]] |
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|[[American coot|American Coot]] |
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|[[Grey plover|Black-bellied Plover]] |
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|[[Semipalmated plover|Semipalmated Plover]] |
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|[[Killdeer]] |
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|[[Marbled godwit|Marbled Godwit]] |
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|[[Ruddy turnstone|Ruddy Turnstone]] |
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|[[Red knot|Red Knot]] |
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|[[Stilt sandpiper|Stilt Sandpiper]] |
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|[[Sanderling]] |
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|[[Semipalmated sandpiper|Semipalmated Sandpiper]] |
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|[[Western sandpiper|Western Sandpiper]] |
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|[[Short-billed dowitcher|Short-billed Dowitcher]] |
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|[[Long-billed dowitcher|Long-billed Dowitcher]] |
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|[[American woodcock|American Woodcock]] |
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|[[Solitary sandpiper|Solitary Sandpiper]] |
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|[[Greater yellowlegs|Greater Yellowlegs]] |
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|[[Willet]] |
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|[[Lesser yellowlegs|Lesser Yellowlegs]] |
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|[[Parasitic jaeger|Parasitic Jaeger]] |
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|[[Bonaparte's gull|Bonaparte's Gull]] |
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|[[Black-headed gull|Black-headed Gull]] |
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|[[Laughing gull|Laughing Gull]] |
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|[[Lesser black-backed gull|Lesser Black-backed Gull]] |
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|[[Herring gull|Herring Gull]] |
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|[[Great black-backed gull|Great Black-backed Gull]] |
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|[[Least tern|Least Tern]] |
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|[[Caspian tern|Caspian Tern]] |
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|[[Common tern|Common Tern]] |
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|[[Forster's tern|Forster's Tern]] |
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|[[Royal tern|Royal Tern]] |
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|[[Sandwich tern|Sandwich Tern]] |
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|[[Common loon|Common Loon]] |
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|[[Magnificent frigatebird|Magnificent Frigatebird]] |
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|[[Northern gannet|Northern Gannet]] |
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|[[Double-crested cormorant|Double-crested Cormorant]] |
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|[[American white pelican|American White Pelican]] |
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|[[Brown pelican|Brown Pelican]] |
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|[[American bittern|American Bittern]] |
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|[[Least bittern|Least Bittern]] |
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|[[Great blue heron|Great Blue Heron]] |
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|[[Great egret|Great Egret]] |
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|[[Snowy egret|Snowy Egret]] |
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|[[Little blue heron|Little Blue Heron]] |
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|[[Tricolored heron|Tricolored Heron]] |
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|[[Cattle egret|Cattle Egret]] |
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|[[Green heron|Green Heron]] |
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|[[Black-crowned night heron|Black-crowned Night-Heron]] |
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|[[Glossy ibis|Glossy Ibis]] |
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|[[Black vulture|Black Vulture]] |
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|[[Turkey vulture|Turkey Vulture]] |
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|[[Osprey]] |
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|[[Northern harrier|Northern Harrier]] |
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|[[Sharp-shinned hawk|Sharp-shinned Hawk]] |
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|[[Cooper's hawk|Cooper's Hawk]] |
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|[[Bald eagle|Bald Eagle]] |
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|[[Red-shouldered hawk|Red-shouldered Hawk]] |
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|[[Red-tailed hawk|Red-tailed Hawk]] |
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|[[Eastern screech owl|Eastern Screech-Owl]] |
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|[[Great horned owl|Great Horned Owl]] |
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|[[Barred owl|Barred Owl]] |
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|[[Belted kingfisher|Belted Kingfisher]] |
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|[[Gray catbird|Gray Catbird]] |
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|[[Brown thrasher|Brown Thrasher]] |
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|[[Northern mockingbird|Northern Mockingbird]] |
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|[[Common starling|European Starling]] |
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|[[Cedar waxwing|Cedar Waxwing]] |
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|[[House finch|House Finch]] |
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|[[Purple finch|Purple Finch]] |
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|[[Pine siskin|Pine Siskin]] |
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|[[American goldfinch|American Goldfinch]] |
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|[[Chipping sparrow|Chipping Sparrow]] |
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|[[Fox sparrow|Fox Sparrow]] |
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|[[Dark-eyed junco|Dark-eyed Junco]] |
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|[[White-throated sparrow|White-throated Sparrow]] |
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|[[Seaside sparrow|Seaside Sparrow]] |
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|[[Saltmarsh sparrow|Saltmarsh Sparrow]] |
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|[[Song sparrow|Song Sparrow]] |
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|[[Swamp sparrow|Swamp Sparrow]] |
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|[[Eastern towhee|Eastern Towhee]] |
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|[[Orchard oriole|Orchard Oriole]] |
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|[[Red-winged blackbird|Red-winged Blackbird]] |
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|[[Brown-headed cowbird|Brown-headed Cowbird]] |
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|[[Common grackle|Common Grackle]] |
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|[[Boat-tailed grackle|Boat-tailed Grackle]] |
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|[[Ovenbird]] |
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|[[Black-and-white warbler|Black-and-white Warbler]] |
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|[[Prothonotary warbler|Prothonotary Warbler]] |
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|[[Swainson's warbler|Swainson's Warbler]] |
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|[[Orange-crowned warbler|Orange-crowned Warbler]] |
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|[[Common yellowthroat|Common Yellowthroat]] |
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|[[American redstart|American Redstart]] |
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|[[Northern parula|Northern Parula]] |
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|[[Magnolia warbler|Magnolia Warbler]] |
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|[[Chestnut-sided warbler|Chestnut-sided Warbler]] |
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|[[Blackpoll warbler|Blackpoll Warbler]] |
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|[[Black-throated blue warbler|Black-throated Blue Warbler]] |
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|[[Palm warbler|Palm Warbler]] |
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|[[Pine warbler|Pine Warbler]] |
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|[[Yellow-rumped warbler|Yellow-rumped Warbler]] |
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|[[Yellow-throated warbler|Yellow-throated Warbler]] |
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|[[Prairie warbler|Prairie Warbler]] |
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|[[Black-throated green warbler|Black-throated Green Warbler]] |
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|[[Summer tanager|Summer Tanager]] |
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|[[Northern cardinal|Northern Cardinal]] |
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|[[Rose-breasted grosbeak|Rose-breasted Grosbeak]] |
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|[[Blue grosbeak|Blue Grosbeak]] |
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|[[Indigo bunting|Indigo Bunting]] |
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|[[House sparrow|House Sparrow]] |
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== External links == |
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* [http://www.eoearth.org/article/North_Carolina_National_Estuarine_Research_Reserve Currituck Banks North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve] |
* [http://www.eoearth.org/article/North_Carolina_National_Estuarine_Research_Reserve Currituck Banks North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve] |
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* [http://www.nccoastalreserve.net/web/crp/currituck-banks North Carolina Reserve: The Currituck Banks Component] |
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{{Outer Banks}} |
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Latest revision as of 12:19, 21 May 2024
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Currituck Banks North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve is a component site of the North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve on the Currituck Banks, north of Corolla, North Carolina. Currituck Banks is one of three original National Estuarine Research Reserve sites dedicated by NOAA in 1985.
The reserve encompasses 965 acres of varied habitat and is bordered by the Currituck Sound. The Currituck banks are part of a 70-mile long barrier spit that extends from Virginia Beach to Oregon Inlet.
Description
[edit]The reserve is an example of a low-salinity estuarine ecosystem and contains a variety of habitats, including beach, sand dunes, grasslands, shrub thicket, maritime forest, brackish and freshwater marshes, tidal flats, and subtidal soft bottoms.
The reserve was described in the Boston Globe as being among the coast's most beautiful nature preserves; the review noted that the reserve and surrounding area are nearly empty of people during the off-season.[1]
Fauna
[edit]The reserve is home to a wealth of birds and fish, including commercial and game fish species. The reserve allows hunting (with a registration form required),[2] and is also listed as an eBird hotspot for birdwatching.[3] Mammals include white-tailed deer, eastern gray squirrel, cottontail and marsh rabbit, opossum, raccoon, gray fox, bobcat, muskrat, river otter, and the invasive nutria.[4] The uniquely brackish water allows both salt water and freshwater species of fish to thrive here. Saltwater fish species include speckled trout, flounder, red drum, mullet and striped bass. Freshwater fish species include largemouth bass, sunfish, crappie, and perch.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Sacha Pfeiffer, "Outer Banks in winter peaceful, inexpensive", Boston Globe, Feb. 7, 2007.
- ^ North Carolina Coastal Reserve: Currituck Banks NC Coastal Reserve and National Estuarine Research Reserve, Retrieved Feb. 20, 2106.
- ^ eBird. 2010. eBird: An online database of bird distribution and abundance (web application). Version 2. eBird, Ithaca, New York. Available: http://www.ebird.org. (Accessed: Jan. 24, 2010).
- ^ a b "Currituck Banks Reserve | NC DEQ". deq.nc.gov. Retrieved 2022-07-09.
External links
[edit]- Currituck Banks North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve
- North Carolina Reserve: The Currituck Banks Component