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        <title>Critters - Skippers of the Northeast</title>
        <link>http://www.rkwalton.com/podcast.html</link>
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        <copyright>2009 Richard K. Walton</copyright>
        <itunes:subtitle>Critters Video Podcast - Skippers of the Northeast</itunes:subtitle>
        <itunes:author>Richard K. Walton</itunes:author>
        <itunes:summary>"Critters - Skippers" comprises 8 video podcasts focusing on a group of small 
        butterflies often overlooked even by butterfly enthusiasts. With the help of this podcast 
        you can learn to identify the skippers of Northeastern North America. "Critters" is a collection 
        of video podcasts about the animals, plants, and natural areas of North America and Central America.</itunes:summary>
       	<description>Critters Video Podcast - Skippers of the Northeast is a guide to the field identification of
        group of small butterflies that are often overlooked even by naturalists. Now, with the help of this podcast, 
        you can learn to identify the skippers found in Northeastern North America. Critters is a collection of 
        video podcasts about the animals, plants, and natural areas of North America and Central America.</description>
        <itunes:owner>
            <itunes:email>dwalton@comcast.net</itunes:email>
            <itunes:name>Richard K. Walton</itunes:name>
        </itunes:owner>
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            <itunes:category text="Natural Sciences"/>
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            <title>Skippers - Southerners</title>
            <description>This podcast covers the identification of six southern species that occur regularly or rarely
            in the Northeast: Sachem, Fiery Skipper, Long-tailed Skipper, Clouded Skipper, Ocola Skipper, and Dotted Skipper.
            </description>
            <link>http://www.rkwalton.com/podcasts/skips/south.mp4</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 15:13:05 -0400</pubDate>
            <itunes:subtitle>Skippers - Southerners</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:summary>This podcast covers the identification of six southern species that occur regularly or rarely
            in the Northeast: Sachem, Fiery Skipper, Long-tailed Skipper, Clouded Skipper, Ocola Skipper, and Dotted Skipper.</itunes:summary>
            <itunes:duration>4:37</itunes:duration>
            <itunes:keywords>butterflies, butterfly, skippers, identification, Hesperiidae, Northeast</itunes:keywords>
            <itunes:author>Dick Walton</itunes:author>
            <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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            <title>Skippers - Late Flier, Northener, Roadsides, and a Skipperling</title>
            <description>This podcast covers the identification of Leonard's Skipper, Common Branded Skipper, Pepper and Salt Skipper,
            Common Roadside-Skipper, and Arctic Skipper.</description>
            <link>http://www.rkwalton.com/podcasts/skips/three.mp4</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:13:05 -0400</pubDate>
            <itunes:subtitle>Skippers - Late Flier, Northener, Roadsides, and a Skipperling</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:summary>This podcast covers the identification of Leonard's Skipper, Common Branded Skipper, Pepper and Salt Skipper,
            Common Roadside-Skipper, and Arctic Skipper.</itunes:summary>
            <itunes:duration>4:21</itunes:duration>
            <itunes:keywords>butterflies, butterfly, skippers, identification, Hesperiidae, Northeast</itunes:keywords>
            <itunes:author>Dick Walton</itunes:author>
            <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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            <title>Skippers - Wetland Species</title>
            <description>This podcast covers the identification of eight skipper species associated with wetlands: Mulberry Wing,
            Black Dash, Broad-winged Skipper, Salt Marsh Skipper, Aaron's Skipper, Dion Skipper, Two-spotted Skipper, 
            and Rare Skipper.
            </description>
            <link>http://www.rkwalton.com/podcasts/skips/wet.mp4</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:13:05 -0400</pubDate>
            <itunes:subtitle>Skippers - Wetland Species</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:summary>This podcast covers the identification of eight skipper species associated with wetlands: Mulberry Wing,
            Black Dash, Broad-winged Skipper, Salt Marsh Skipper, Aaron's Skipper, Dion Skipper, Two-spotted Skipper, 
            and Rare Skipper.</itunes:summary>
            <itunes:duration>6:42</itunes:duration>
            <itunes:keywords>butterflies, butterfly, skippers, identification, Hesperiidae, Northeast</itunes:keywords>
            <itunes:author>Dick Walton</itunes:author>
            <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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            <title>Skippers - Witches Plus</title>
            <description>This podcast covers the identification of six subtly marked species: Dun Skipper, Little Glassywing,
            Northern Broken-Dash, Crossline Skipper, Tawny-edged Skipper, and Swarthy Skipper.
            </description>
            <link>http://www.rkwalton.com/podcasts/skips/witch.mp4</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:13:05 -0400</pubDate>
            <itunes:subtitle>Skippers - Witches Plus</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:summary>This podcast covers the identification of six subtley marked species: Dun Skipper, Little Glassywing,
            Northern Broken-Dash, Crossline Skipper, Tawny-edged Skipper, and Swarthy Skipper.</itunes:summary>
            <itunes:duration>6:47</itunes:duration>
            <itunes:keywords>butterflies, butterfly, skippers, identification, Hesperiidae, Northeast</itunes:keywords>
            <itunes:author>Dick Walton</itunes:author>
            <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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            <title>Skippers - Plain-wings and Patterned-wings</title>
            <description>This podcast covers the identification of Least Skipper, European Skipper, and Delaware Skipper
            as well as Hobomok Skipper and Zabulon Skipper.</description>
            <link>http://www.rkwalton.com/podcasts/skips/pwpw.mp4</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:13:05 -0400</pubDate>
            <itunes:subtitle>Skippers - Plain-wings and Patterned-wings</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:summary>This podcast covers the identification of Least Skipper, European Skipper, and Delaware Skipper
            as well as Hobomok Skipper and Zabulon Skipper.</itunes:summary>
            <itunes:duration>4:42</itunes:duration>
            <itunes:keywords>butterflies, butterfly, skippers, identification, Hesperiidae, Northeast</itunes:keywords>
            <itunes:author>Dick Walton</itunes:author>
            <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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            <title>Skippers - Early Season Old Field Species</title>
            <description>This podcast covers the identification of Cobweb Skipper, Dusted Skipper, Indian Skipper, Long Dash 
            and Peck's Skipper..</description>
            <link>http://www.rkwalton.com/podcasts/skips/ofskip.mp4</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:13:05 -0400</pubDate>
            <itunes:subtitle>Skippers - Early Season Old Field Species</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:summary>This podcast covers the identification of Cobweb Skipper, Dusted Skipper, Indian Skipper, Long Dash 
            and Peck's Skipper.</itunes:summary>
            <itunes:duration>4:31</itunes:duration>
            <itunes:keywords>butterflies, butterfly, skippers, identification, Hesperiidae, Northeast</itunes:keywords>
            <itunes:author>Dick Walton</itunes:author>
            <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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            <title>Skippers - Cloudywings and Duskywings</title>
            <description>This podcast covers the identification of two spread-wing groups - the Cloudywings: Northern and 
            Southern and the Duskywings: Juvenal's, Horace's, Dreamy, Sleepy, and Wild Indigo.</description>
            <link>http://www.rkwalton.com/podcasts/skips/swings.mp4</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:13:05 -0400</pubDate>
            <itunes:subtitle>Skippers - Cloudywings and Duskywings</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:summary>This podcast covers the identification of two spread-wing groups - the Cloudywings: Northern and 
            Southern and the Duskywings: Juvenal's, Horace's, Dreamy, Sleepy, and Wild Indigo.</itunes:summary>
            <itunes:duration>5:04</itunes:duration>
            <itunes:keywords>butterflies, butterfly, skippers, identification, Hesperiidae, Northeast</itunes:keywords>
            <itunes:author>Dick Walton</itunes:author>
            <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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            <title>Skippers - Spread-wings, Five Easy Species</title>
            <description>This podcast covers the identification of 5 spread-wing species: Silver-spotted Skipper and Hoary Edge
            as well as Common Sootywing, Hayhurst's Scollopwing, and Common Checkered-Skipper.</description>
            <link>http://www.rkwalton.com/podcasts/skips/swfive.mp4</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:13:05 -0400</pubDate>
            <itunes:subtitle>Skippers - Spread-wings, Five Easy Species</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:summary>This podcast covers the identification of 5 spread-wing species: Silver-spotted Skipper and Hoary Edge
            as well as Common Sootywing, Hayhurst's Scollopwing, and Common Checkered-Skipper.</itunes:summary>
            <itunes:duration>3:08</itunes:duration>
            <itunes:keywords>butterflies, butterfly, skippers, identification, Hesperiidae, Northeast</itunes:keywords>
            <itunes:author>Dick Walton</itunes:author>
            <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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            <title>Skippers - Introduction</title>
            <description>Skippers are small butterflies that are often overlooked even by some butterfly enthusiasts.&lt;br /&gt;
			Now, with the help of this podcast, you can learn to identify the skippers found in Northeastern North &lt;br /&gt;
			America. This introduction is an overview of skippers as a group and covers the three families of skippers &lt;br /&gt;
			in our area.</description>
            <link>http://www.rkwalton.com/podcasts/skips/skintro.mp4</link>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:30:34 -0400</pubDate>
            <itunes:subtitle>Skippers - Introduction</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:summary>Skippers are a group of small butterflies that are often overlooked even by naturalists.
			Now, with the help of this podcast, you can learn to identify the skippers found in Northeastern North 
			America. This introduction is an overview of skippers as a group and covers the three families of skippers 
			in our area.</itunes:summary>
            <itunes:duration>2:38</itunes:duration>
            <itunes:keywords>butterflies, butterfly, skippers, identification, Hesperiidae, Northeast</itunes:keywords>
            <itunes:author>Dick Walton</itunes:author>
            <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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