*** THE LINNAEAN SOCIETY OF NEW YORK - MEETING PROGRAM - AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, NEW YORK CITY ***
This coming TUESDAY (13 Dec 2011) *The Linnaean Society of New York* (TLS) will present another two part program featuring talks by ornithologists Mary LeCroy and Scott Edwards. North America's spectacular avifauna provides the underlying theme of the night beginning with an up-close and personal look at some of the most dream worthy of our birds (no drooling please) and this will be followed by some insightful reflections on the origins and diversity of songbirds, including the North American species that we enjoy so much as birders. As usual, the program will be held in the Linder Theater at the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) in New York City. * 6:00 p.m WATERBIRDS TO WOODPECKERS - MARY LECROY* In the first part of a two-part program, AMNH ornithologist Mary LeCroy, using the Museum’s unrivaled collection of bird skins, will present specimens of North American birds that every birder would love to see, including Ivory Gull, Eskimo Curlew, Black Rail, and Ivory-billed Woodpecker. *7:30 p.m. PATTERNS OF SPECIATION IN AUSTRALIAN AND NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS**- SCOTT V. EDWARDS * Scott Edwards is Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Curator of Ornithology and Alexander Agassiz Professor of Zoology in the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University. His work with avian DNA sequences has led him to suspect that all the world’s songbirds—more than half of all bird species—are descended from Australian ancestors. He writes about his talk, “I will review the major patterns in the biodiversity of Australian and North American birds and show the ways in which the two avifaunas are similar and different and how modern genetics is providing a picture of the timing and mechanisms behind this striking biodiversity.” *WHERE AND WHEN* Both programs are open to the public FREE OF CHARGE and will be held in the Linder Theater on the first floor of the American Museum of Natural History. Enter the museum from the 77th Street entrance, where TLS members will be on hand to guide you up to the auditorium. The first program will last approximately one hour. Anyone wishing to meet Tom Stephenson before the 7:30 program may join the TLS party for dinner at Pappardella, 316 Columbus Ave. at 75th St., at 6 pm. The reservation will be in the name of Deutsch. *MORE INFORMATION ON THE TLS PROGRAM * Jeff Nulle (Vice-President and Chair of the Program Committee) has put together a spectacular program of invited speakers, workshops and video presentations for the coming 2011/2012 season. For more details, please check out (and bookmark) our website http://linnaeannewyork.org/programs.html or visit us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/Linnaean-Society-of-New-York/335385365977?ref=ts Hopefully many of you will be able to join us on Tuesday (no reservations necessary) for an educational evening. Angus Wilson Council Member, The Linnaean Society of New York -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
