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		<title>Lunch Lesson</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2010 07:01:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amber Coakley</dc:creator>
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I took a lunch break while trekking through the park the other day. I thought it would be fun to sit next to the pond and see whatever there was to see while I ate my granola bars. I wasn&#8217;t the only one with that idea &#8211; I shared my lunch break with this female [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: How You Can Help</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2010 22:56:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amber Coakley</dc:creator>
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Eleven days ago, an offshore drilling operation near the Louisiana coast and the Mississippi River delta exploded, killing 11 people. The British Petroleum (BP) well began pouring millions of gallons of oil into the ocean waters and has been pouring steadily ever since. This oil spill has already cost human lives and &#8211; at this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>World Migratory Bird Day 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 14:46:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amber Coakley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bird migration was the theme of my last post, hosting IATB #121. I just learned about the annual World Migratory Bird Day:
World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) was initiated in 2006  and is a annual awareness-raising campaign highlighting the need for the  protection of migratory birds and their habitats. On the second weekend  each [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2010 is the Year of Biodiversity</title>
		<link>http://www.birderslounge.com/2009/12/2010-is-the-year-of-biodiversity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2009 07:09:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amber Coakley</dc:creator>
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The New Year is fast approaching, and we all have ideas about what we want to change, start, or stop. New Year&#8217;s resolutions abound during this time of renewal and general cleaning of slates. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has sponsored an initiative called Countdown2010 &#8211; Save Biodiversity. The problem of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Conscientious Coffee Consumption</title>
		<link>http://www.birderslounge.com/2009/12/conscientious-coffee-consumption/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 07:31:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amber Coakley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[About a year ago, I was inspired by Julie at Coffee and Conservation, to keep track of the coffee I purchased for a year. I purchase only shade-grown (no slashing forests), organic (no synthetic pesticides), and fair-trade (honest wage for honest work)- certified coffee beans from the fantastic roaster, Grounds for Change. For 2009, this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dawn Dishwashing Liquid Triples Donation to IBRRC</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Dec 2009 05:24:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amber Coakley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dawn has been sponsoring a program where they donate $1 for every specially-marked bottle of Dawn Dishwashing Liquid that is purchased and the donation code entered at their website. (http://www.dawnsaveswildlife.com)
Donations are split between the Birder&#8217;s Lounge charity, International Bird Rescue Research Center (IBRRC) and the Marine Mammal Center. If you are going to purchase dishwashing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lynx Spider &#8211; Mom and Babies are Fine!</title>
		<link>http://www.birderslounge.com/2009/11/lynx-spider-mom-and-babies-are-fine/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:04:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amber Coakley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have to follow up my last post because a few days after I wrote it, I looked really close at the plant where the Green Lynx (Peucetia viridans) placed her egg sac. Spiderlings!
&#8230;and here&#8217;s a close-up:
I was so excited to see the resounding success of these beautiful spiders. I saw the mom, perched atop [...]]]></description>
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		<title>International Coastal Cleanup &#8211; Results and Commentary</title>
		<link>http://www.birderslounge.com/2009/11/international-coastal-cleanup-results-and-commentary/</link>
		<comments>http://www.birderslounge.com/2009/11/international-coastal-cleanup-results-and-commentary/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:16:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amber Coakley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have compiled the data from several small cleanups, and have it ready to send off to the Ocean Conservancy. I have learned that there is an awful lot of planning involved in organizing these cleanups, and now isn&#8217;t too soon to start for 2010!
Here are the results I was able to assemble from some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Coastal Cleanup Update</title>
		<link>http://www.birderslounge.com/2009/09/coastal-cleanup-update/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2009 22:18:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amber Coakley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Friday&#8217;s Rowlett Creek Cleanup was unfortunate in that it was scheduled on a Friday afternoon when most people were working, and at a time when thunderstorms delivered on their promise to release torrents of rain over the area. I was there &#8211; all setup with my little table &#8211; and accompanied by my friend Andy, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Catfish, Creeks, and Cleanups</title>
		<link>http://www.birderslounge.com/2009/09/catfish-creeks-and-cleanups/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 04:57:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amber Coakley</dc:creator>
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I think this may be the first time I have photographed fish in a creek.  To be honest, I was surprised to see these catfish&#8211;and so many! This is a section of Rowlett Creek in Plano, TX, and is the location of a creek cleanup scheduled for Friday, September 11, 2009. This is the first [...]]]></description>
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