PROJ> [WWWEDU] Hummingbird Super-stimulus Experiment 20003

  • From: Gleason Sackmann <gleason@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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  • Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2003 07:34:51 -0600

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From: "EDUCATION Hilton Pond Center" <education@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To:  <wwwedu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thu, 06 Mar 2003 15:37:18 -0500
Subject: [WWWEDU] Hummingbird Super-stimulus Experiment 20003
 
As a new Internet-based activity in 2003, "Operation RubyThroat: The
Hummingbird Project" (see http://www.rubythroat.org ) is encouraging
individuals and teacher/student groups in the U.S. and Canada to
participate in "Hummingbird Super-stimulus Experiment 2003."

The experiment is an attempt to use a giant "fake" hummingbird feeder
to get the attention of spring migrant Ruby-throated Hummingbirds
(Archilochus colubris) as they fly overhead. The idea for the
experiment originally came from Gary Springer.

Guidelines for how to participate in "Hummingbird Super-stimulus
Experiment 2003" are at http://www.rubythroat.org/FakeFeeder2003.html
. We think this will be a fun way to get folks of all ages to learn
more about migration dates and general hummingbird behavior. Results
will be submitted via the Internet and posted on the Operation
RubyThroat Web site.

Please feel free to forward this message to friends--especially K-12
teachers--who may be interested in participating. For those in the
southern U.S., it's about time to implement; New Englanders and
Canadians have a little more time.


Happy Hummingbird Watching,

BILL
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EDUCATION PROGRAM
BILL HILTON JR. Executive Director
Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History
1432 DeVinney Road, York, South Carolina 29745 USA
education@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx, (803) 684-5852, eFax: (503) 218-0845

The mission of Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History is "to
conserve plants, animals, habitats, and other natural components of
the Piedmont Region of the eastern United States through observation,
scientific study, and education for students of all ages." Please
visit our Web sites (courtesy of Comporium.net) at
http://www.hiltonpond.org and http://www.rubythroat.org ("Operation
RubyThroat: The Hummingbird Project").

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