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?:fl PHOTO BY WU FAVM MIGRATING SHORERIRDS can become amusing when we are waiting for the fish to bite. *? 7 Fa!! Migrations Bring Many Interesting Shore Bird Species BY BILL FAVER feeding on the small mole crabs washing in with each September days can be crisp and cool or, like wave. Since plumage in the fall is fading into a dull weekend before last, hot and hu- gray, identification of shore birds becomes a different mid. A friend and 1 were offering game. The colors and shades you learned in spring no some cut mullet to the blucfish but longer apply; you've got to go back to the field guide they were not very hungry and the and look again! morning would have been almost Willets were squawking as usual when things did unpleasant had it not been for the not go their way or someone got too close to them, birds moving around on the beach. Several Black-bellied Plovers were on the beach, one We enjoyed the pelicans sail- with his springtime black head and throat and the other ^ >V ing along just above the cresting of a mottled graying black, possibly a young bird from ? the waves. They seemed to be this year's brood. They, too. will soon change colors heading west, away from their and identification will depend upon their stocky build FAVF.R rookeries in the Cape Fej?r River and short hill raiher than obvious black markings toward feeding grounds. We knew we could watch of spring. Soon waves of Knots will visit us as they them return later in the day when they would ride the migrate southward for winter. They, too, will be gray, updrafts of wind currents nearer the dunes. having lost the rich reddish-brown backs that help us The water's edge entertained several Semi-palmat- identify them in spring. ed Sandpipers and they were using most of their ener- Fall migrations bring us many interesting species gy probing and jumping and stepping fast to stay land- of shore birds in September, October and November, ward of the wash from the incoming waves. Once in a Even if you aren't interested in naming them all or while they would dccidc to rest and move up on the learning about their habits, they can be interesting to beach and settle down for a while with their faces to watch. As they search through the debris of the high the wind. tide line, or probe the soft sand for food, or rest a while Along with the smallest sandpipers were several on the warm sand, we get to watch them closely. And larger ones I took to be Sandcrlings. They too were often we forget the fish aren't biting. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR No One Will Take Robinson's Place To the editor I'm writing to voicc my opinion on an article I read in the Beacon a few weeks ago that was very upset ting to myself and friends around Rninswick County. Everyone 1 speak to about this is alarmed about it. This article was about replacing Ronnie Robinson. And I'm sure that most of the older adults are very displeased about this for we think there's no one who can do any bet ter for the older adults than Mr. Robinson. Why can't some folks ever be satisfied? I'm sure Mr. Robinson is as faithful, truthful and honest as any person can be on his job. He has really done great for the older adults. If a person needs him, he is always ready to help if he can; and if he can't, he gives the person the phone number of the one who can help. No person will ever take his place. Georgia Gingery Rl 3, Supply Commissioners Will Axe Clegg To the editor Recently you published an edito rial about the county commission's sudden decision to review the months-old applications for the po sition of county manager. Your piece raised a big question: why. The one person involved with county business who commands the respect of the voters, who has shown himself to be ethical and re sponsible, is David Clegg. He has been acting as both county attorney and county manager. He has tried very hard, I believe, to convince the threesome who still appear to be in control that they should stop putting relatives on the county payroll and to find the right person to head the Department on Aging. Neither of these two prob lems has been corrected. Hence, Mr. Clegg has become disposable. Wildi they hire a county manag er, Mr. Clegg will be axed. That's the answer to your why. M. L. La Mar Yaupon Beach Hankins Best Qualified Man To the editor At last at least four members of the school board had the wisdom to vote for the absolutely best COMPLETE INTERIOR DECORATING SERVICE ?Mini blinds ?Vertical blinds ?Micro blinds ?Carpet ?Wallpaper ?Draperies ?Pictures Ruby Floyd lateniond, Hwy. 904. #3 Seaside North 579-6091 ? '??a 'h| MuN*W>C? MACOS qualified man to be our school su perintendent. How do 1 know? P. R. Hankins was my boss for the last seven years 1 taught in Brunswick County. He and I had several one-on-one dis cussions about educational philoso phy. Also, 1 taught in two different school districts in Illinois before I came here. One superintendent 1 knew personally, the other did many innovative things to develop teacher competence and, in Peoria where I taught last in Illinois, after about four years in that school the princi pal resigned to teach education at Bradley University. She contacted me to tell me that the longer she was there the more she knew how much 1 know about teaching. P. R. Hankins was a person who got to know "his" teachers personal ly, learned their weaknesses and en gaged experts to conduct workshops to 'Tine-tune" their abilities. In ad dition, P.R. developed a warm, per sonal relationship with the teachers. As to more of my qualifications to judge, when I came here I had to take the National Teachers Exam for the first time after being out of school for some years. The supenn tcndcnt told me I made the highest score ever made in Brunswick County. Thanks to the wise decision of our school board, just watch and you will sec, in time, our national test scores begin to rise. That will confirm my judgment, but advances cannot be made overnight or in just one year. Some principals have hindered creative teaching in the past unless the teacher knew how to politic the principal. I'll bet that will improve also. 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