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I got some news information from the Lab of Ornithology today. enjoy


Shane Adams
East of Hamblen County
Morristown,TN. 37813



----- Original Message ----- 
From: Jennifer Smith 
To: LABOFONEWS-L 
Sent: Friday, April 21, 2006 1:29 PM
Subject: News from the Lab of Ornithology


April 21, 2006
 
Awards for Conservation
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology and its staff have been recognized with two 
recent awards for conservation. On March 18, Living Bird editor-in-chief Tim 
Gallagher, along with Gene Sparling and Bobby Harrison, received the 
President's Award for Conservation from the Explorers Club at a gala reception 
in New York City. Their sightings of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker in 2004 led to 
a welcome infusion of interest and funding for conservation of the bottomland 
hardwood forests needed by the ivory-bill and so many other species. You can 
read more about the curious cuisine and the eclectic crowd on our ivory-bill 
web site.
 
On April 1, no joke, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology was named Detroit Audubon's 
"Conservation Organization of the Year" during the group's annual conference. 
Researcher Martjan Lammertink was there to pick up the award and give an update 
on the search for the Ivory-billed Woodpecker in Arkansas. The award is given 
for all the work done by the Lab over the past 91 years in citizen science, 
conservation, and education.
 
My Yard Counts!
My Yard Counts! is a new citizen-science project that collects information 
about birds around residences in rural, suburban, and urban settings. 
Researchers are hoping to identify the features in yards that are most 
important to birds. Participants spend 20 minutes watching birds near their 
homes once a week from April to August. Data will be collected through the 
online eBird program. To learn more and to sign up for this free project, go to 
http://www.birds.cornell.edu/MyYardCounts.
 
Funding for New NestWatch Study
The National Science Foundation has approved a $1.7 million dollar grant to 
fund a new program from the Lab called Project NestWatch. The goal is to 
introduce birding and simple scientific inquiry methods to hundreds of 
thousands of people, especially those new to the concept of citizen science. 
Data collection will occur three ways. Participants may independently record 
and report observations from their own yards or neighborhoods. They may do the 
same guided by an ornithologist. Or they may opt for "virtual birding," 
reporting what they see in nests monitored by cameras on the Web. The project 
is expected to begin in spring 2007.
 
All About Birds Gets a Makeover
If you haven't been to the Lab's All About Birds web site recently, it's time 
to pay another visit. The site has undergone an extensive makeover, making it 
fresh, topical, interactive, and fun. Discover the latest birding news and 
events, take weekly quizzes, read articles on topics of special interest, and 
consult the Online Bird Guide for range maps, photos, and sound files for 
hundreds of species. Explore the complexities of migration. Hear examples of 
song types and learn how to improve your skill at identification by ear.
 
Thank you again for your continuing interest and support!
Your friends at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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