*IDENTIFYING VERSUS IDENTIFYING WITH: A BRIEF HISTORY OF BIRDWATCHING, BIRD STUDY, AND BIRDING IN AMERICA*
*By John C. RummThursday, November 8, 7pm* Do you consider yourself a “birder” or a “birdwatcher?” As used today, the terms have different connotations. “Birders” are considered hardcore and dedicated to keeping (and growing) their bird lists. “Birdwatchers,” meanwhile, are viewed as less driven and serious, and more passive about seeing birds. In reality, the situation is more complex. Drawn from extensive research, historian John C. Rumm traces the changing meaning of the term “birdwatching” and the rise and fall of “bird study” from the late 1800s to the closing decades of the 20th century. View the full 2018 NYC Audubon lecture schedule here. <http://www.nycaudubon.org/lectures> *New York City Audubon's lecture series is free and open to the public. It is held at Reidy Hall at the Unitarian Church of All Souls, Lexington Avenue between 79th and 80th Streets in Manhattan.* -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm 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://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
