FYI ... Cornell Labs has an on-line service that you can sign-up for that provides aperiodic items of interest. I just got this one yesterday.
Jim Wilson
Queenstown
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Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 4:08 PM
Subject: Ivory-bill rediscovery featured on "60 Minutes" Oct. 16, 2005
Greetings Lab members and friends,
Exciting news! The CBS news magazine 60 Minutes is airing a special segment on the search for the Ivory-billed Woodpecker this weekend--fire up the VCRs! We also have a quick reminder about Project FeederWatch and kudos for the Birds of North America Online.
Ivory-bill Search on 60 Minutes This Sunday
This year's news of the amazing rediscovery of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker, long-believed extinct, stunned birders, scientists, conservationists, and the general public around the world. The rediscovery efforts, led by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology and The Nature Conservancy, continue to generate headlines. Now that fabulous story will be featured for a national television audience on CBS TV's 60 Minutes.
In recent months, producers from the CBS television news magazine have been speaking with researchers from the Lab of Ornithology and conservationists from The Nature Conservancy, investigating the sightings and following the search for the ivory-bill. Featuring the veteran TV reporter Ed Bradley, the 60 Minutes segment will air this Sunday, Oct. 16, at 7 p.m. on CBS TV stations. The news segment was shot on location in the Arkansas bayou where the ivory-bill has been sighted and in the acoustic analysis lab at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology in Ithaca. The show features the people of Brinkley, Ark., scientists and searchers from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and conservationists in Arkansas with The Nature Conservancy. The Cornell Lab of Ornithology, The Nature Conservancy, the nation's leading conservation group, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service formed the Big Woods Conservation Partnership in an effort to further document the magnificent bird and conserve its habitat and the habitat of other wildlife in the Southeastern region.
Be sure to tune in and get the story of the ivory-billed woodpecker's rediscovery and of the Cornell scientists, The Nature Conservancy conservationists, and the birders involved in this acclaimed rediscovery and recovery effort.
For more information on the ivory-bill's rediscovery and the many other programs of the Lab of Ornithology, visit www.birds.cornell.edu or call 1-800-8432473.
Beautiful BNA Online
Birds of North America Online received an excellent review in an article published by the Library Journal. "This is a beautiful product," wrote author Cheryl LaGuardia of Harvard College Library. "The design is delightful and effective...A no-brainer, must-have acquisition for academic, public, and special libraries...A beautifully realized reference and research tour de force-and a bargain." Individual birders will also find BNA Online an invaluable resource. BNA Online now has more than 1,200 individuals and nearly 100 libraries subscribing. BNA Online subscribers now have access to new photos by Arthur Morris, Brian Sullivan, and others. Recently updated accounts include Barn Owl, King Rail, and Black-throated Green Warbler. If you haven't yet paid a visit, check out the demo accounts to see how this great resource works.
Don't Put It Off!
You can always sign on later in the season, but why wait? The next season for Project FeederWatch begins November 1. A new project report called Winter Bird Highlights has just been published allowing participants to see what scientists are learning from the the more than 100,000 checklists submitted last season. To sign up in the U.S. follow the above link or call the Lab toll-free at (800) 843-2473. In Canada contact Bird Studies Canada at (888) 448-2473.
Many thanks for your continued support of the Lab's endeavors in research, education, and citizen science--and enjoy the 60 Minutes piece! |