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	Section Links »Events »Educator Appreciation »Photo WILD! »Special Events »Take Flight »Raptors in the Community »News »Articles Photo WILD! Showcases 2008 Photo WILD! 2007 Photo WILD! 2006 Photo WILD! Search 2008 Raptors in the Community Events Show All Upcoming Raptors in the Community Events Fun Facts The patterns of scales on the legs and feet of peregrine falcons are highly individual and are used like fingerprints to identify individual birds.			Raptors in the Community Events - November 2008 Wildlife Encounters 2008 Date: November 1, 2008 Time: 9:00-3:00 Location: NC Museum of Forestry, 415 South Madison Street, Whiteville, NC 28472 Contact Phone: 910-914-4185 Contact E-mail: forestry.museum@ncmail.net Event Website: www.naturalsciences.org/visinfo/forestry.html Visit Whiteville, NC for their annual Pecan Harvest Festival and stop in at the NC Museum of Forestry for Wildlife Encounters! Carolina Raptor Center's birds will be there, as well as reptiles, amphibians and more! You will also get a chance to tour the museums exhibits, such as the "piney woods vault," and the giant prehistoric sloth bones that were collected in Columbus County. Start your discovery of North Carolina's great and diverse forests, and see some of the animals that inhabit them. Fur, Fangs, and Feathers Fall Festival Date: November 8, 2008 Time: 10:00-2:00 Location: Crowders Mountain State Park - 522 Park Office Lane, Kings Mountain, NC 28086 Contact Phone: 704-853-5375 Contact E-mail: crowders.mountain@ncmail.net Event Website: www.ils.unc.edu/parkproject/visit/crmo/home.html Enjoy a fall day at Crowders Mountain State Park, and learn about the creatures with Fur, Fangs and Feathers. Admission is free. Food and concessions will be available. A day full of fun for all ages! Coming Next Month... There are currently no Raptors in the Community events scheduled for next month.