Dear Comrades in Corvidae, The Bird Dimension -- a series of stories on birds (and birders) -- is currently airing on WQOW News 18 in Eau Claire. This is the fifth year that the series has run in NW Wisconsin. The theme for this year is "Our Mammalian Friends: The Relationship Between People and Birds." Part 1 (Sunday) "Start Me Up" -- an examination of how and when some of Wisconsin's birders fell in love with birds. Part 2 (Monday) "Love at First Sight" -- 19-year-old Colfax resident Rachael Butek wins the title of ""Young Birder of the Year for 2010" from the ABA. Part 3 (Tuesday) "Pure Prairie League" -- How a committed group of volunteers is helping to hold the line on birdsong habitat in Dunn County. Part 4 (Wednesday) "My Favorite Martin" -- Is attracting and caring for Purple Martins a dying art form in Wisconsin? Here are two links to the first two stories. the rest can be viewed on WQOW's home page at www.wqow.com. http://www.wqow.com/global/video/popup/pop_playerLaunch.asp?vt1=v&clipFormat=flv&clipId1Y71601&at1=News&h1=The Bird Dimension: When did you fall in love?&flvUri=&partnerclipid http://www.wqow.com/global/video/popup/pop_playerLaunch.asp?vt1=v&clipFormat=flv&clipId1Y75491&at1=News&h1=The Bird Dimension: Young birder&flvUri=&partnerclipid Many More Birds to You Steve Betchkal #################### You received this email because you are subscribed to the Wisconsin Birding Network (Wisbirdn). To UNSUBSCRIBE or SUBSCRIBE, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn To set DIGEST or VACATION modes, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn Visit Wisbirdn ARCHIVES at: //www.freelists.org/archives/wisbirdn