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for North Carolina Naturalist Vol. 15 Issue 1, Spr 2007
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Burgess describes the fascinating courtship ritual of the American woodcock and reports on what John Conner, coordinator of the NC Museum of Natural Science's Naturalist Center, has learned of the bird through his research.
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Almost a year ago an Eastern screech owl arrived at the NC Museum of Natural Science from the Carolina Raptor Center in Charlotte. The owl had been struck by a car and the accident had left it nearly blind. If returned to the wild, the owl would die because of its inability to find food; however, it now has a future as part of the museum's educational programs.
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The NC Museum of Natural Science has built a 38-acre outdoor education station known as Prairie Ridge. The purpose of the construction was to build eleven shallow ponds ranging from sizes of 15x30 feet to one acre that would attract and provide frogs, toads, and salamanders with a place to lay their eggs. Burgess provides a description.
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This article describes whelks, a large marine gastropod, or snail, common to the temperate waters along the East Coast. It can be found in the state's offshore waters or its shell can be encountered while walking along the beaches.
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In January 2007, NC Museum of Natural Science Curator of Herpetology Alvin Braswell received the Wildlife Conservationist of the Year Award in the 2006 Governor's Conservation Awards Achievement Program. These awards are the highest natural resource honors in the state.