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		<title>Truck Donation to Charity Motors for WRR</title>
		<link>http://www.birderslounge.com/2010/07/truck-donation-to-charity-motors-for-wrr/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 05:12:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amber Coakley</dc:creator>
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This is a picture of my truck on the day I donated it to Charity Motors. That was March 31, 2010. To recap, I discovered that my truck had been chosen as a winter hangout for squirrels. The squirrels ate both acorns and electrical wiring during the few months of cold we had in North [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Leading by Example</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 02:37:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amber Coakley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to Ted MacRae of Beetles in the Bush, The Do Something! (Good) &#8220;pot&#8221; has gone up another $8.  Not only did Ted choose to DO the Actions listed below, he also chose to tell us about it. Ted, thank you for leading by example! Ted says of his Do-Gooding,
Enviromentalism is simply a way of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Last Call for 2009 Do-Gooders!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:53:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amber Coakley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is almost time for me to make my year-end donation to the two Birder&#8217;s Lounge charities, and you may be able to increase the amount I donate, simply by checking off your Do-Gooding in 2009. This may sound weird, but I want to be able to say that every dollar I donate comes from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Winners and Do-Gooders</title>
		<link>http://www.birderslounge.com/2009/11/winners-and-do-gooders/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:04:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amber Coakley</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[texas mountain laurel]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The October edition of the Birder&#8217;s Lounge ID Challenge has come to a close, and we have a winner! Tina Gilson was the first person to get the most number of correct answers (she scored 100%), and she also answered the bonus question correctly, for a total prize of $15 to the wildlife/nature/conservation charity of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>We&#8217;ve got another Do-Gooder!</title>
		<link>http://www.birderslounge.com/2009/09/weve-got-another-do-gooder/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:11:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amber Coakley</dc:creator>
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The &#8220;pot&#8221; just went up another $5, thanks to Eileen Wise of the blog Viewing Nature with Eileen. Eileen has done the following good things:

HELPED RAISE AWARENESS that everything we do affects the well-being of other creatures
GAVE SOME OF MY OWN HABITAT back to nature
VISITED a state park, national park, or wildlife refuge
IDENTIFIED &#38; LEARNED [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Winners &amp; Do-Gooders</title>
		<link>http://www.birderslounge.com/2009/06/winners-do-gooders/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 23:48:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amber Coakley</dc:creator>
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Time to announce the winner of the monthly ID Challenge contest sponsored by Birder&#8217;s Lounge. It will come as little surprise to learn that Zeb Acuff has won another $10 for his charity, Tri-State Bird Rescue and Research. We had 2 contestants this month, so if you think you just can&#8217;t do it, the odds [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IATB 102</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:11:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amber Coakley</dc:creator>
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Welcome to IATB #102!
This edition of I and the Bird is a world-wide adventure. To give you an idea of where-in-the-world our contributors and their birdy-encounters are coming from, I&#8217;ve shown a map representing each post. Each map attempts to show you the general location of the birds discussed, and includes an overview map so [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Been a Busy Bee?</title>
		<link>http://www.birderslounge.com/2009/04/been-a-busy-bee/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 18:44:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amber Coakley</dc:creator>
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Been a busy bee? Busy bee on a bluebonnet? (I love alliteration)
Me too&#8230;glad April 15th is over!
Now there is time for everyone to have a go at this month&#8217;s ID Challenge! Remember, the prize is a $10 donation from Birder&#8217;s Lounge to the wildlife/nature/conservation charity of your choice! See entry form at the bottom of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What did you do over Spring Break?</title>
		<link>http://www.birderslounge.com/2009/03/what-did-you-do-over-spring-break/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 13:45:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amber Coakley</dc:creator>
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Spring Break is often associated with teenagers flocking to sunny beaches and &#8220;strutting their stuff.&#8221; Birds and other wildlife are busy celebrating spring in much the same way! For my spring break, I worked through most of it, but took the last few days and final weekend off to experience spring through the eyes of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Master Naturalist Programs</title>
		<link>http://www.birderslounge.com/2009/03/master-naturalist-programs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 04:41:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amber Coakley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Texas Master Naturalist program is a volunteer community service organization sponsored by the Texas Parks &#38; Wildlife Department, and the AgriLife Extension Service. The program educates a corp of volunteers in the natural sciences, so that the participants emerge with new knowledge and heightened enthusiasm, ready to give back to their communities. I&#8217;ve been [...]]]></description>
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