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	<title>Greg Dodge Journal</title>
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		<title>Snakes!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[March 10th was the day!
A little after noon I spotted the first-of-the-season Northern Water Snake coiled up under a Baldcypress at the bottom of the boardwalk in the Wetlands.
The same day, Lead Animal Keeper Kristen spied a Copperhead along the path in Explore the Wild.
And today, Lead Horticulturists Joe found several Rough Earth Snakes (Virginia [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blogs.ncmls.org/greg-dodge/2010/03/11/snakes/</link>
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		<title>Fish Crows (w/audio this time) and Herp and Ode Updates</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Fish Crows continued to fly over on Tuesday (3/9). I searched my personal audio library that I keep for video soundtracks and found a file that contains the nasal calls of the Fish Crows as they wing by. Have a listen here: 
The same day, Spring Peepers, Upland Chorus Frogs, (The chorus frogs are the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blogs.ncmls.org/greg-dodge/2010/03/10/fish-crows-waudio-this-time-and-herp-and-ode-updates/</link>
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		<title>Fish Crow and Lep Update</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Though Fish Crows have been seen and heard in our area (Piedmont) for several weeks, Saturday (3/6) was the first sighting for me at the Museum. If I hadn&#8217;t heard them first I would have passed them off as American Crows. Although Fish Crows are a bit smaller the two species look very much alike. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blogs.ncmls.org/greg-dodge/2010/03/09/fish-crow-and-lep-update/</link>
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		<title>Buds and Birds</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Some pre-spring happenings at the Museum&#8230;
Get outdoors and have a look around for yourself, and let me know what you see!
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		<link>http://blogs.ncmls.org/greg-dodge/2010/03/06/buds-and-birds/</link>
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		<title>The Big White Tree with the Peeling Bark</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was recently asked whether or not I knew why the bark on American Sycamore drops off the tree in large thin flakes. Coincidentally, while walking around the Outdoor Exhibits this winter with camera in hand, I&#8217;ve been taking photos of various trees to use on this blog in a series of informal, mini-field guides. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blogs.ncmls.org/greg-dodge/2010/03/03/the-big-white-tree-with-the-peeling-bark/</link>
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		<title>Red tails, Red breasts, and a Nervous NOMO</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As a follow-up to the Spring? posting of February 25th regarding the questions on the Red-tailed Hawks:
A few hours after posting the above, I was out in Catch the Wind and observed a pair of Red-tailed Hawks performing their aerial courtship flight. I didn&#8217;t get the whole sequence of events on film (digital), and the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blogs.ncmls.org/greg-dodge/2010/02/26/red-tails-red-breasts-and-a-nervous-nomo/</link>
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		<title>Spring?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Spring is wound up and ready to pop!
Sure, it was colder than usual the first two months of this year. And, it seems as though it has snowed more this year than within memory. It&#8217;s predicted to snow today!
But, there&#8217;s much evidence pointing to a new season springing forth. The days are getting longer. Both the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blogs.ncmls.org/greg-dodge/2010/02/25/spring/</link>
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		<title>The Day of the Fox</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Gray Fox are seen here at the Museum throughout the year. I sometimes see their tracks in the mud on service roads and there is a den in the woods near the Dinosaur Trail.
The frequency of sightings usually picks up in mid-winter. Over the past few weeks there have been numerous sightings by myself, Museum [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blogs.ncmls.org/greg-dodge/2010/02/23/the-day-of-the-fox/</link>
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		<title>Very Old Rocks</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If, before entering, you happen to read the signage at the Fossil Dig Site on the Dinosaur Trail, you will discover that the material through which you are about to search for fossils is of the coastal plain and not of the Piedmont. The gray, coarse material in the Dig Site was shipped in from [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blogs.ncmls.org/greg-dodge/2010/02/05/very-old-rocks/</link>
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		<title>Aloft at the Museum</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you look skyward while walking the trails through Explore the Wild and Catch the Wind you&#8217;re likely to see one of five hawks or vultures which are regular visitors to the Museum.
Turkey Vultures are a daily sight as they soar, dip and bank across the Museum&#8217;s airspace.
The slightly smaller Black Vulture, while seen at [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blogs.ncmls.org/greg-dodge/2010/02/04/aloft-at-the-museum/</link>
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