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	<title>The Nature of Delaware</title>
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	<description>Delaware Nature Society Field Trips, Outdoor Observations, and Environmental Topics</description>
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		<title>A Golden Sighting</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Derek Stoner, Family Programs Coordinator

Running late on Wednesday to meet up with William Ryan, director of Bucktoe Creek Preserve, I turned onto Sharp Road and witnessed a stunning sight overhead:  an immature Golden Eagle flying at treetop level, circling tightly in beautiful sunlight.  I pulled the car over, grabbed the camera, and snapped off some photos as the eagle [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Winter&#8221; Hummingbirds, Part Two</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Derek Stoner, Family Programs Coordinator
Continuing our story of wintering hummingbirds, the big question is: how do you attract one of these birds to your yard?
During migration, these remarkable birds navigate through the landscape of suburbia and manage to find tiny a tiny oasis of habitat that can sustain their basic needs.  If an ideal location is found, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teen Naturalists at the Ashland Hawk Watch and Conowingo Dam</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Joe Sebastiani, Members Program Team Leader
Last Saturday, our Teen Naturalist group took in the sights at the Ashland Hawk Watch and watched Bald Eagles and other wildlife at Conowingo Dam, MD.  Our objective for the day was to create a video of our experience, have a lot of fun, and see a lot of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How high&#8217;s the water Mama?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Jason Beale, Manager, Abbott&#8217;s Mill Nature Center
Three days of steady rain and high winds are still making their mark at Abbott&#8217;s Mill Nature Center.  The Abbott&#8217;s Pond spillway is working overtime with all of the water rushing through.  Memorial Day rains had already washed out parts of the dam, undermining the bridge on Abbott&#8217;s Pond Road, which has been closed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Answer to the Bird Quiz</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Joe Sebastiani, Members Program Team Leader
Last week, I asked you to identify a bird in a photo that I took in September.  I gave you four possible correct choices, all of which can be found at Ashland Nature Center in September.  Here is the quiz bird&#8230;
The other three choices, which were incorrect, are pictured below. 

Common Yellowthroat [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hummingbirds in Winter?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Derek Stoner, Family Programs Coordinator
The 30-degree weather this past weekend did not faze the young female Rufous Hummingbird visiting a backyard in Avondale, PA.  Weighing in at 3 grams and possessing a stove-hot metabolism with a heart beat of 600 beats per minute, this tiny bird is thriving on the nectar of late-blooming flowers, [...]]]></description>
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