*** THE LINNAEAN SOCIETY OF NEW YORK - MEETING PROGRAM - AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, NEW YORK CITY ***
This coming TUESDAY (6 Nov 2012) The Linnaean Society of New York will present another two-part program at the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) in New York City. 6:00 pm – BRITANNIA: WATERBIRDS Part two of the 2010 four-part BBC-TV documentary series on Britain’s long cultural connection with its birds, this episode features outstanding waterfowl and shorebird photography along with commentary by British naturalists such as David Attenborough, Desmond Morris, and Tim Birkhead. 7:30 pm – BIRD SENSE, TIM BIRKHEAD Tim Birkhead is Professor of Behavioural Ecology at the University of Sheffield. In 2011 he received the Elliott Coues Award from the American Ornithologists’ Union (AOU). Dr. Birkhead is a Fellow of the Royal Society, an Honorary Fellow of the AOU, and an Honorary member of the Linnaean Society of New York. He is the author of over 200 scientific papers and thirteen books. His The Wisdom of Birds: An Illustrated History of Ornithology (2008) was named the Best Bird Book of the Year by the British Trust for Ornithology and the journal British Birds. His talk tonight is based on his most recent book, Bird Sense: What It’s Like to be a Bird (2012) which looks at the senses of birds. WHERE & WHEN Both programs are open to the public FREE OF CHARGE and will be held in the Linder Theater on the 1st floor of the AMNH. 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. MEET TIM BIRKHEAD FOR DINNER If you would like to meet Dr. Birkhead prior to his talk, join us at Cafe Frida at 368 Columbus Ave corner of 77th St at 6 pm. The reservation will be in the name of Alice 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 2012/2013 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 Alice Deutsch, President -- 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/ --
