FYI re two upcoming programs about the ivory-billed woodpecker:
 
Sept. 13
Book signing and lecture
Phil Hoose, Nature Conservancy staffmember
Race to Save the Lord God Bird

7:00 p.m. Book signing
7:30 p.m. Lecture
-National Zoo
RSVP to Danielle Ring, Nature Conservancy MD/DC chapter
301.897.8570 or 
 
Oct. 25, 6:30 p.m.
The Ivory-billed Woodpecker: Hope for the Future
In Collaboration with the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
-Smithsonian Resident Associates
In an illustrated lecture, Tim Gallagher, wildlife photographer and editor, recounts his own sighting of the bird in February 2004. John Fitzpatrick, director, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Cornell University, joins him in a discussion of the history of the bird, the folklore surrounding it, the habitat it requires for survival, and the latest sightings. 
Gallagher is editor in chief of Living Bird magazine and author of The Grail Bird (Houghton Miflin), which is available for signing.
Tickets: Gen. Admission $20, RAP Members $15, Senior Members $13
http://residentassocates.org
 
Cheers,
 
Linda Keenan