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No Carol, I never heard anything else about it.
You tried your best! Did you ever hear anything back on the eagle? Hopefully he made it to shore somewhere. Its amazing the situations that wildlife enthusiasts will get themselves into for the sake of the wildlife we love. Thanks for trying!
Date: Tuesday, March 24, 2009, 9:29 PM
Tonight I got a phone call from the Carolina Raptor Center, a non-profit rehab center for injured birds of prey. I was told that a caller from Fort Mill has an injured juvenile bald eagle on his property. I ...
Compost Workshop-Piedmont Landscaping and Naturescaping Training at McDowell Nature Center
May 23, 2009 from 9am to 1pm
Sponsored by Mecklenburg County Solid Waste Authority
Instructor: Jean Woods
Call Hosting Facility to Register $10.00
Participants in the P.L.A.N.T. class will learn the following:
* Composting - how to turn leaves, yard clippings & kitchen scra...
Hummingbirds: From your yard to Costa Rica---And BACK! at Matthews Community Center
May 5, 2009 from 7pm to 8:30pm
Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, Archilochus colubris, breed from Florida north to Nova Scotia, across southern Canada almost to Alaska, and in the continental United States east of the Rockies. They overwinter in Central America as far south as the P...
Daniel Stowe Plant Sale at Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens
April 18, 2009 at 9am to April 19, 2009 at 3pm
The Spring Plant Sale at the Garden is a two-day event featuring vendors who offer top quality, hard-to-find plants and trees, garden tools and accessories. The plant sale is the perfect place to find the plants you need to add to your garden this...
Creating a Backyard Wildlife Habitat PART TWO at Matthews Community Center
April 7, 2009 from 7pm to 8:30pm
Landscape Designer and Habitat Steward, Mary Bures presents Part Two of our Creating a Backyard Wildlife Habitat Series. Site Analysis and Plant Selection: How to work with nature to create a wildlife habitat that is low maintenance, supports wild...
Native Plant Sale at Museum of York County at Museum of York County
April 4, 2009 from 9am to 3pm
Why plant native? Visit our plant sale to view and purchase a wide variety of plants native to the Carolina Piedmont and learn about creating healthy habitats in your backyard. Native plants are well-adapted to our climate often thriving with less...
Comment Wall (2 comments)
- At 7:49pm on March 23, 2009,
Carol Buie-Jackson said…
- welcome Leigh! Glad you joined the site. Looking forward to seeing you at another HAWK meeting
- At 12:42pm on March 23, 2009,
Ernie McLaney said… - Leigh, welcome to the group! You've been to some HAWK meetings haven't you? Looks like your hobbies keep you pretty busy. Let us know if you have questions or suggestions about this site. Hope to see you at the upcoming HAWM meeting.
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- Where do you live? (City only)
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- Which NCWF Chapter would be closest to you?
- South Charlotte - HAWK
- Are you a current member of NCWF?
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- What kind of activities would interest you the most?
- Habitat Projects, Educational Seminars
- Hobbies? (kayaking, gardening, etc)
- riding horses, dogs (poodles), gardening, bluebirds, riding 4 wheelers, birds of prey rehabilitation
Leigh Ayers's Blog
The Bald Eagle (a true story)
Date: Tuesday, March 24, 2009, 9:29 PM
Tonight I got a phone call from the Carolina Raptor Center, a non-profit rehab center for injured birds of prey. I was told that a caller from Fort Mill has an injured juvenile bald eagle on his property. I was skeptical that a bald eagle has come this far north up the Catawba River. So I wrote down the address and phone number and called this guy Paul. When I got there I had to drive another 1/2 mile from his house down to the river. Sure enough, t… Continue
Tonight I got a phone call from the Carolina Raptor Center, a non-profit rehab center for injured birds of prey. I was told that a caller from Fort Mill has an injured juvenile bald eagle on his property. I was skeptical that a bald eagle has come this far north up the Catawba River. So I wrote down the address and phone number and called this guy Paul. When I got there I had to drive another 1/2 mile from his house down to the river. Sure enough, t… Continue
Posted on March 28, 2009 at 3:22pm — 2 Comments
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Mecklenburg County created an extensive list of native plants, their soil and light requirements and what they provide for wildlife. Feel free to download these files to your computer
Native Tree List.xls
Native Flower List.xls
Native Shrub List.xls
Native Grass List.xls
Native Plants Available from Southern Styles Nursery, Charlotte
southern style nursery plant list.doc
Invasive Plants of North Carolina
Meck County Invasive list and native alternatives.doc
Downloadable guidelines on how to attract bats and where to put your bat house from Bat Conservation International
batsattracting.pdf
bathousecriteria.pdf
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