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		<title>Weekly Nature Quote…Muir</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:02:46 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.
- John Muir<br/>
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		<title>A Day in the Life of A Loudoun Bird Atlaser</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:45:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nhamilton@loudounwildlife.org (Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy)</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Kurt Gaskill, an excellent birder and one of our volunteers for Loudoun Bird Atlas, sent over a great write-up from his 4th of July birding survey. It&#8217;s like going for a bird walk along with him as he explores the wild nature of Loudoun.    With his permission, I&#8217;m posting it here for...<br/>
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		<title>Binocular FAQs – What is Interpupillary Distance?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:40:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nhamilton@loudounwildlife.org (Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy)</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[So, I probably wouldn&#8217;t pull this one out at a happy hour or summer BBQ but this is one of those tid-bits that can help further understand how binos work and how to make them work best  for you.
Ok, so the techy part&#8230;.Interpupillary Distance is the distance between the pupils of the...<br/>
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		<title>A Few Tips on Watching Birds for Breeding Behavior</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:35:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nhamilton@loudounwildlife.org (Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy)</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[As part of our Bird Atlas project, Spring sent over this list of tips on how to confirm that birds are breeding. It&#8217;s pretty interesting to slow down and watch birds and connect with what they&#8217;re up to. Nature can be pretty wild  
She found these tips in the San Diego Bird Atlas:
• The...<br/>
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		<title>Bird Atlas – Highlights from June</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:11:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nhamilton@loudounwildlife.org (Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Surveys and Counts]]></category>

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Spring Ligi, our Loudoun County Bird Atlas Coordinator, just sent over some great highlights from the data that rolled in from our atlas volunteers through June. We&#8217;re getting some really exciting information on birds that we didn&#8217;t realize nest here.
So far, 28 enthusiastic atlasers...<br/>
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		<title>Puzzle Time!  Loudoun Streams…Puzzling indeed!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:47:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nhamilton@loudounwildlife.org (Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fun and Games]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Habitat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[streams]]></category>

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Here in Loudoun, we are fortunate to have a lot of streams that run through our yards, neighborhoods and wild places. For some fun, you try your hand at the Loudoun Streams wordsearch puzzle. Then, come on out and join us in stream monitoring - its a great time outdoors and really interesting to...<br/>
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		<title>Weekly Nature Quote…Bluebird Love</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nhamilton@loudounwildlife.org (Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy)</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[There is a special place in our yard where heaven has met the earth.
This heaven is a swirl of azure, cerulean, sapphire and cobalt.
In it, the whispering wind sings a delicately soft &#8220;turlee&#8221;.
This heaven flashes an eternal sunset of crimson set on ivory.
It sees with sharp eyes of...<br/>
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		<title>Craig Tufts – A Friend of Loudoun Wildlife</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:20:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nhamilton@loudounwildlife.org (Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News & Events]]></category>

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Many of you probably heard that Craig Tufts passed away on June 21st.  Craig was Chief Naturalist at the National Wildlife Federation and made a huge impact in teaching us about gardening for wildlife and the joys we receive from restoring our backyard habitats.
He wrote two excellent books, The...<br/>
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		<media:content url="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LoudounWildlifeConservancy/~5/tt3KEpqbknU/1997_July_Butterfly_Count.pdf" fileSize="958887" type="application/pdf" /><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:subtitle>Many of you probably heard that Craig Tufts passed away on June 21st.  Craig was Chief Naturalist at the National Wildlife Federation and made a huge impact in teaching us about gardening for wildlife and the joys we receive from restoring our backyard ha</itunes:subtitle><itunes:author>Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy</itunes:author><itunes:summary>Many of you probably heard that Craig Tufts passed away on June 21st.  Craig was Chief Naturalist at the National Wildlife Federation and made a huge impact in teaching us about gardening for wildlife and the joys we receive from restoring our backyard habitats. He wrote two excellent books, The Backyard Naturalist, and The National Wildlife [...]</itunes:summary><itunes:keywords>loudoun,wildlife,conservancy,nature,environment,environmental,birds,birding,butterflies,habitat,restoration,amphibians,frogs,toads</itunes:keywords><feedburner:origLink>http://www.loudounwildlife.org/blog/2009/06/craig-tufts-a-friend-of-loudoun-wildlife/</feedburner:origLink><enclosure url="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LoudounWildlifeConservancy/~5/tt3KEpqbknU/1997_July_Butterfly_Count.pdf" length="958887" type="application/pdf" /><feedburner:origEnclosureLink>http://www.loudounwildlife.org/PDF_Files/1997_July_Butterfly_Count.pdf</feedburner:origEnclosureLink></item>
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		<title>Cerulean warblers and more at BRCES</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 22:52:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nhamilton@loudounwildlife.org (Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy)</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[On Saturday, June 27, we had our monthly bird walk at the Blue Ridge Center for Environmental Stewardship. Sponsored by the Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy and led by Joe Coleman, 5 warbler species were found, along with 36 other species.  Highlights were 2 singing Cerulean Warblers, Worm-eating...<br/>
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		<title>Binocular FAQs – Butterflies and Binos</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 13:19:13 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[When going out butterfly watching, the key is to have binoculars that can give you good close focus.
Often when we go out on our butterfly walks, the individuals that we&#8217;re looking at are just a few feet away and while we may be able to identify them without using binoculars, when you do use...<br/>
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