Sammy Seahawk

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UNCW Mascot, UNCW Library , Academic Affairs

Sammy the Seahawk has been a fixture at UNCW events, always ready to pump up the crowd and cheer on the Seahawks. He's got a great sense of humor and loves to interact with fans, whether he's taking selfies or high-fiving kids.

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seahawk@uncw.edu

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Academic Article
- The Search for Raptors Following Western Wildfires. Conservation Monthly. 2026-05-01
- The Effects of Climate Change on Coastal Ecosystems: A Case Study of New England. Coastal Conservation Journal. 10:15-25. 2026-04-01
- I saw a fish. Cambridge Scholars. 2026-02-01
- Mexican Raptor Hotspots -- Book. . 2025-06-01
- Birds of the Sea are a Sight to See. Penguin. 2025-01-01
- Raptor Mascots in 21st Century Sports Medicine Therapy. American Journal of Mascotry. 12:28-46. 2025-01-01
- Polymer versus Titanium Clips in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy.. Surgical technology international. 43. 2024-11-01
- A Seahawk and an Eagle Walk into the Crow's Nest. Eggland Books. 2024-03-01
- Sea Lions and Seahawks. North East Life. 6. 2024-02-01
- Artificial Intelligence and the College Student. Journal of AI. 6:23-35. 2023-08-01
- Flying Forward: The Evolution of Sammy the Seahawk. The Seahawk Review. 25:41-56. 2022-04-01
- Canadian Raptor Studies -- UNCW Journal. UNCW Journal. 23:13-18. 2021-03-01
- The Effects of Climate Change on Coastal Ecosystems: A Case Study of Southeastern North Carolina. Coastal Conservation Journal. 13:19-30. 2021-01-01
- The Science of Mascot Design: A Case Study of Sammy the Seahawk. Journal of Mascot Design. 20. 2020-04-01
- The Imagined World of Seahawks. Sea Digest. 42-56. 2019-09-01
- Being a Seahawk is fun.. Palgrave Macmillan. 2016-08-01
- Sammy the Seahawk and the Art of Sportsmanship. Journal of Sportsmanship. 25. 2016-04-01
- Seahawks and more Seahawks-Test. Hawksnest Books. 2016-03-01
- Sammy the Seahawk: A Symbol of Unity and School Spirit. UNCW Student Life. 20. 2014-04-01
- Mascots for the 21st Century. .
- Running with the Tides. World Oceanography.
Article
- An Analysis of the Economic Impact of Marine Tourism in Wilmington, NC. Journal of Coastal Tourism. 8:250. 2023-03-01
- Sammy the Seahawk and the Fight for Recognition -- Cape Fear Weekly. Journal of Mascot Psychology. 34. 2023-02-01
- Sammy the Seahawk and the Psychology of Mascot Recognition. Journal of Mascot Psychology. 15. 2017-01-01
Audio-visual Document
- Sammy the Seahawk and the Power of Branding. Branding Quarterly. 2020-04-01
- Sammy the Seahawk Goes Green, Can it Last?. Bird Review. 2020-02-01
- Sounds of Spring. .
Book
- Birds of Fort Fisher. World Birds. 2025-12-01
- Into the Night: Bird Migrators. Ornithology. 2025-07-01
- A Comparison of Carbon Sequestration in Salt Marsh and Mangrove Ecosystems. Ed. 32. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 2025-03-01
- The Hot Month. Collins Publishing. 2025-01-01
- Satellite Tracking of Raptor Migration. Times Books. 2024-12-01
- Effects of Arctic Temperature Change on Raptor Behaviour. Harper & Row International. 2023-02-01
- Life on the Edge of the Cape. Simon & Schuster. 2023-02-01
- The Italian Gadget. Houghto Mifflin Boston. 2019-01-01
Chapter
- Building New Societies Following Covid. College Issues Quartlery. 22. 2026-01-01
- Raptor Nesting Behaviors. . 2025-12-01
- First Chapter. .
- Review of Richard Holmes "The Life Cycle of the White Tailed Eagle". New York Times.
- Section on Raptors. .
Document
- The Seahawk Family. Penguin. 2026-04-01
- Life Could be a Dream, If Only. . 2026-03-01
- Changing Times for the School Mascot -- New York Times. . 2026-02-01
- Seahawk Nests in Peril, McConnachie. 2026 Nature Publications. 2025-09-01
- Sammy the Seahawk: A Cultural Icon of Coastal Carolina. Carolina Culture. 300. 2024-04-01
- New York Moments. Online Cityscapes. 2023-06-01
- Review of Smokey Robinson's "Tears of a Mascot". Washington Post. 2023-01-01
- Patagonian Mystery -- Short Fiction of South America. Dell South America. 2022-02-01
- Sammy the Seahawk Takes Flight: An Exploration of Mascot Performance. Journal of Mascot Performance. 2021-04-01
- The Impact of Sea Level Rise on Coastal Communities in the Southeastern United States. Environmental Science and Policy. 2015-02-01
- Eco-Tourism is the New Thing. Newsletter of the Cape Fear Watershed.
- Kenya and its Coastal Wetlands. .
- Latvian Lore. European Poetry.
- Swedish Subculture in Birding behaviors -- Encyclopedia Ornithology. Encyclopedia Britannica.
Manual
- Collecting and Hatching Green Back Turtle Eggs for Release. . 2024-12-01
Manuscript
- Sammy the Seahawk Goes Green: A Sustainability Initiative. UNCW Sustainability Review. 2020-04-01
Map
- UNCW Campus Map. National Geography. 2014-04-01
Newsletter
- Seahawks vs Puffins: Who Gets the Fish?. International Birding. 1-345. 2025-11-01
- Fighting for Survival: Raptors of the American South. South East Ornithology Monthly. 2023-02-01
- Maine Seahawks. Birds of the East Monthly. 2020-02-01
Newspaper
- Protecting the Turtles. . 2023-12-01
Report
- A Report on the Status of Flying Fish in the Habitat of The Seahawk. Technical Reports, North Carolina. 65-87. 2023-07-01
- Protecting the Turtles of Cape Fear. Beach Ecology of the Cape Fear. 2023-06-01
- Climate Change on Coastal Ecosystems: a Technical Treatise. Technical Reports, North Carolina. 8-23. 2023-04-01
- Impact of Tourism in Wilmington, NC on Turtle Habitats. Coastal Research Authority.
- Welsh sea eagle culture. Hammond House.

Presentations

Presentation
- Keeping Your Feet on the Ground, Aviation Sponsors of School Mascots 2026-03-25
- What's a Cat to Eat?, Ocean Fisheries of the North East 2026-03-01
- Mascot Marketing and Branding in Fiction, Sports Business Association 2026-02-20
- Mascots of the Month 2026-02-01
- Warming Waters, Climate Change and the Seahawk 2026-02-01
- Using Forensic Techniques to Study Sammy the Seahawk, Society for Wildlife Forensic Science Annual Meeting 2026-01-20
- Seahawk Pride: A Mascot Art Exhibit, UNCW Department of Art and Art History 2026-01-10
- The Lofty Heights of the College Mascot, Tap Dance Troupe of Monkey Junction 2026-01-05
- Making the Mascot-a Study in Motion 2026-01-01
- Mascots United 2026-01-01
- Setting up for Success, Hawkery for Beginners 2026-01-01
- The Durable Element 2026-01-01
- Soar Swoop Sky 2025-12-26
- Does UNCW Teal look good on me?, LearnOn 2025-12-01
- Sammy the Seahawk Takes Flight: Using Mascots to Teach Science, Science Teachers Association Conference 2025-12-01
- The AI Mascot 2025-10-03
- Combatting Factory Ship Fisheries in the NW Passage, Fishing is Our Life 2025-09-01
- From Sea to Sky, Flights of Fancy 2025-09-01
- More Flightless Birds of the Cape Fear, Birds of a Feather 2025-08-20
- Caring for Sammy the Seahawk: A Zookeeper's Perspective, American Association of Zoo Keepers Annual Conference 2025-08-15
- Dreams of Flight 2025-08-03
- Alternatives to Long Line Fishing, Fishing is Our Life 2025-03-01
- Sammy the Seahawk: An Ambassador for Animal Welfare and Ethics, International Conference on Animal Welfare and Ethics 2025-03-01
- Sammy the Seahawk Goes to College, Association of College and Research Libraries Annual Conference 2024-11-20
- Baiting Your Hook, Fishing is Life 2024-11-01
- Seahawk Skies, Feathers and Fins 2024-09-01
- Even More Flightless Birds of the Cape Fear, Birds of a Feather 2024-04-20
- Sammy the Seahawk and Marine Education: A Case Study 2024-03-25
- Finding your way through the RTP Process, UNCW RTP Processes 2023-08-01
- The Life of Sammy the Seahawk, UNCW Cultural Arts 2023-08-01
- Sammy the Seahawk: An Ambassador for Marine Conservation, Society for Marine Mammalogy Biennial Conference 2023-05-20
- Baiting Your Hook, Fishing is Our Life 2023-05-01
- Sammy the Seahawk: Inspiring Environmental Education in Schools, International Conference on Environmental Education 2023-01-20
- What Education Means to me?, Learning Forward 2022 Annual Conference 2022-12-05
- Reflections on a Mascot, Mascots Are Us 2022-07-01
- Rocket Man, Mascots Are Us 2022-07-01
- How to Catch Them, Fishing is for the Birds 2022-03-01
- Making Learning Fun, the Seahawk way., ICLE: Model Schools Conference 2021-06-10
- Sammy the Seahawk: A Mascot for Marine Conservation, International Conference on Marine Conservation 2020-03-10
- Dancing with the Wrightsville Beach winds, Seahawk Pride 2020-01-19
- Sourcing the Instrument of id, Looking In 2019-04-12
- Using Sammy the Seahawk to Teach Digital Literacy Skills, Society for Technology in Education Annual Conference 2017-03-25
- What is Really Going on Inside Our Minds?, International Conference on Moral Education and Psychology (ICMEP) 2016-08-01
- More Seahawks Versus Trout, Fishy Fins 2016-04-20
- Seahawk Versus Trout, Fishy Fins 2016-02-20
- Sammy the Seahawk Goes to College: Using Mascots to Promote Library Services, Association of College and Research Libraries Annual Conference 2014-11-20
- Are There Any More Flightless Birds of the Cape Fear?, Birds of a Feather
- Can Penguins Fly?, Birds of a Feather
- Flight of the Raptor
- Flightless Birds of the Cape Fear, Birds of a Feather
- Flights of Raptors
- Fly Flying Flight, Exhibitor
- Let's Call a Bird a Bird
- Living the Dream
- Nesting-The Arborist
- On the Town, Gene and Frank
- PPL Testing
- Sammy and Friends, UNCW Mascot Team
- The Evolution of Sammy: A Mascot Costume Exhibit, UNCW Department of Art and Art History
- The Flight of the Mascot, Exhibitor, Birds of a Feather
- Time Keeps on Slipping
- To the Depths
- Trout Fishing for the Birds, Feathers and Fins
- Vegetable Sculpture, Exhibitor, Fans of Nature
- Vegetation as Art, Fans of Nature
- Worlds of Birds, The Test Group

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