[cayugabirds-l] Monday Night Seminar: William Shakespeare's Biological Invasion
Next week's Monday Night Seminar will be presented by Irby Lovette. Irby has put this presentation together with a non-biology majors course in mind, so it should appeal to people of all interests and backgrounds. We hope to see you there! Monday, October 15, 2012 7:30 p.m. in the Cornell Lab of Ornithology Auditorium William Shakespeare's Biological Invasion Irby Lovette, Director, Fuller Evolutionary Biology Program, Cornell Lab of Ornithology The spread of exotic birds such as European Starlings, Eurasian Collared-Doves, and Monk Parakeets has both tragic and comic aspects. Irby Lovette, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s Director of Evolutionary Biology, will tell the surprising story of how some avian invasions got started, explain how these birds were primed to spread across North America, and contrast our visions of them as both enchanting spectacles of nature and plagues of evil aliens. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Birds of Paradise-this Saturday!
In addition to the Monday Night Seminar, this Saturday (tomorrow!) is a special seminar on campus covering the spectacular topic of the Birds-of-Paradise: you won't want to miss it! Hope to see you there. Birds-of-Paradise: An Evening of Field Research and Exploration Ed Scholes, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, and Tim Laman, National Geographic Saturday, October 13, 2012, at 7:30 p.m. (Doors open at 7:00 p.m.) Statler Hall auditorium, Cornell University After 8 years and 18 expeditions to some of the most remote places on earth, Cornell Lab of Ornithology scientist Edwin Scholes and National Geographic photographer Tim Laman have documented and photographed all 39 species of the birds-of-paradise for the first time ever. The birds-of-paradise include some of the world's most extravagant, beautiful, and bizarre species. Tim and Ed will share the amazing footage, images, and sounds of these birds, along with the story of their quest in New Guinea to find all 39 species and to study how the birds' elaborate courtship displays evolved. This special presentation from National Geographic and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology will also feature John Francis, National Geographic Vice President of Research, Conservation, and Exploration. Watch a five-minute video that shows some of the birds-of-paradise footage: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTR21os8gTAutm -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Off topic: weather talk
Our fellow birder, Dave Nicosia, is giving a talk on What's Up With the Weather this coming Wed., Oct. 17, 7 PM, at the Lansing Library in South Lansing, 27 Auburn Rd (Rts. 34 34B), older brick building in front of Lansing Town Hall. Go in lower entrance, west side of building. For more info see: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lansing-Community-Library/273461919785#!/pages/Lansing-Community-Library/273461919785 or: http://www.lansinglibrary.org/ Donna Scott 535 Lansing Station Road Lansing, NY 14882 d...@cornell.edu -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma NWR, Oct 12, 2012
Hi all, I birded Montezuma NWR Friday afternoon, hitting all the main spots (see comments below). The AMERICAN AVOCET was still present at Puddler's , but did not see the Franklin's Gull. Also surprised to see 10 SANDHILL CRANES at Knox Marcellus and 1 AMERICAN BITTERN at Puddler's. Complete list below. Good birding, Evan Begin forwarded message: From: do-not-re...@ebird.org Date: October 13, 2012 12:06:11 AM EDT To: emb...@cornell.edu Subject: eBird Report - Montezuma NWR, Oct 12, 2012 Montezuma NWR, Seneca, US-NY Oct 12, 2012 2:35 PM - 5:00 PM Protocol: Traveling 10.0 mile(s) Comments: Birded Visitor Center, Wildlife Drive, Tsache Pool, May's Point, Topath Road 32 species (+1 other taxa) Snow Goose 13 Canada Goose 600 Wood Duck 1 American Black Duck 8 Mallard 135 Blue-winged Teal 2 Northern Shoveler 5 Northern Pintail 45 Green-winged Teal 35 Ruddy Duck 2 Double-crested Cormorant 50 American Bittern 1 Great Blue Heron 53 Northern Harrier 5 Bald Eagle 1 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Sandhill Crane 10 Killdeer 11 American Avocet 1 1 winter-plumaged bird in Puddler's Pond on Towpath Road. Lesser Yellowlegs 13 peep sp. 3 Pectoral Sandpiper 5 Ring-billed Gull X Herring Gull 2 Belted Kingfisher 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Eastern Phoebe 1 Tree Swallow 30 American Pipit 2 Song Sparrow 2 White-throated Sparrow 4 White-crowned Sparrow 1 Dark-eyed Junco 1 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org) -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
