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01 Oct
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Loudoun’s Woodpeckers (Part 1 of 2)

Posted by Steve Allen Birds, Habitat Herald

Vol. 13 Issue 3, Fall 2008 By Nicole Hamilton Woodpeckers are unique birds that have been around for approximately 50

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01 Oct
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Camel Cricket

Posted by Steve Allen Habitat Herald

Vol. 13 Issue 3, Fall 2008 By Kate Gentry Have you ever found a large insect that looked like a

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01 Oct
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Poison Ivy

Posted by Steve Allen Habitat Herald, Native Plants

Vol. 13 Issue 3, Fall 2008 By Kerry Bzdyk It’s the plant we all love to hate. If it’s growing

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20 Sep
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Great Resource for Feather Identification

Posted by mmyers Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy

Michelle Prysby of the Virginia Master Naturalists Banshee Reeks Chapter sent this email around recently.  It looks like a nice

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20 Sep
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Chimney Swifts – We Found a Roost!

Posted by mmyers Surveys and Counts

Many thanks to all of you who were out looking for Chimney Swifts this year!  During the August Swift Night

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19 Sep
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Stream Monitoring Videos!

Posted by mmyers Community Science

Meg Findley, David Ward and Otto Gutenson have collaborated to put on a series of five stream monitoring videos demonstrating

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19 Sep
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Stream Monitoring Video 1: Introduction

Posted by mmyers Surveys and Counts

In this video, Meg Findley provides an overview of our stream monitoring protocol.  httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAqLj3rHuLU The summer cicadas were really loud

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19 Sep
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Stream Monitoring Video 2: The Equipment

Posted by mmyers Surveys and Counts

In this video, Meg provides an overview of the equipment used in stream monitoring. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59ftiITxpEc Remember to turn up the volume

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19 Sep
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Stream Monitoring Video 3: Sampling the Stream

Posted by mmyers Surveys and Counts

In this video, Otto Gutenson and David Ward demonstrate how the stream sampling is done while Meg describes what they

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19 Sep
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Stream Monitoring Video 4: Examining the Net

Posted by mmyers Surveys and Counts

In this video, Meg, Otto and David take a look at the creatures that were collected during the sampling and

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