[TN-Bird] update from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Birders,

Here is an update on the Ivory Bill WoodPecker from the Cornell Lab of 
Ornithology


Shane Adams
East of Hamblen County
Morristown, TN. 37813




Greetings Lab members and friends,
 
We hope your new year is off to a wonderful start. Here's our latest report on 
the ivory-bill search and the upcoming Great Backyard Bird Count.
 
As the Crowe Flies
 
Sam Crowe, editor of the Lab's "All About Birds" web site, is just back from 
his first venture into ivory-bill territory. He has posted some great 
up-close-and-personal details about what's happening in Arkansas. It's called 
the "Ivory-bill RAP rap" in reference to the woodpecker's distinctive 
double-rap. Sam's rap includes details of his trip, photos, a discussion of the 
technology used in the search, and a chance to match names and faces of search 
leaders. (Scroll over the group shot and see what happens!) Sam will be making 
other trips to the bayou, so stay tuned for more RAP rapping in the future!
 
Volunteers in the Spotlight
 
As you may recall, more than 100 volunteers from all over the country are 
spending two weeks at a time assisting in the search for the Ivory-billed 
Woodpecker. These are accomplished birders and biologists, giving up their own 
time to take part in the search. Check out the story about Bill Eddleman in the 
Southeast Missourian. 
 
Making the Count "Great"  

As we gear up for the ninth annual Great Backyard Bird Count, we're looking for 
people to help us top last year's level of participation in every community. 
You can help spread the word by putting up posters in your neighborhood. A PDF 
of this year's GBBC poster is now available for downloading from the GBBC web 
site. You can encourage your local media to pick up the story by sending them 
the URL to the press release  
http://www.birds.cornell.edu/pr/count_birds_06_pr.html. If you would like to 
share the Great Backyard Bird Count with school children, visit the web site 
for ideas and classroom materials.
 
We're also looking for people who can help take it further by contacting local 
media to provide interviews about the event, or to set up bird walks and bird 
ID seminars ahead of time to get their community primed to take part in the 
count. If you have participated in the GBBC and this is something you'd like to 
do, please contact Jennifer Smith at jls39@xxxxxxxxxxxx

Write "GBBC" in the subject line. In the body of the message, send the 
following information:
 
--Write "ambassador packet" if you would like to receive an ambassador packet 
in the mail, with tips and ideas about how to get involved.
 
--Write "media contact" if it would be all right to put you in touch with a 
reporter from your area who would like to talk to someone who has participated 
in the GBBC.
 
Full name
Address
Phone number
Email
County or province
 
Here's to another successful Great Backyard Bird Count! As always, thank you 
for the many ways you support the Lab and its projects.
 
Your friends at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology



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