Hello All,
Please join us at *7:30 this evening* for the next Monday Night Seminar at the Lab of Ornithology <http://www.birds.cornell.edu/page.aspx?pid=1572>. As always, these seminars are free and open to the public. The doors open at 7:00. Hope to see you there! *Birds in Flight: the Art and Science of How Birds Fly (seminar and book signing)* *Speaker: Carrol Henderson, wildlife biologist, photographer, and author* *Host: Robyn Bailey* Carrol Henderson has long been captivated by the phenomenon of birds in flight. During this seminar, he will take you through the stages of an “Avian Flight School 101.” Learn about the physics-based miracles of flight ranging from “Bernoulli’s effect” to the “secret of the alula,” the venetian blind effect, dynamic soaring by albatrosses, and the amazing process by which hummingbirds hover—all illustrated with photos taken by Henderson in the course of his international travels. *UPCOMING MONDAY NIGHT SEMINARS:* *October 13* *CAYUGA BIRD CLUB MEETING* *The Bluebird Effect: Uncommon Bonds with Common Birds * *Speaker: Julie Zickefoose, writer/artist* *Host: Laura Stenzler* Doors open at 7:00 p.m., Cayuga Bird Club meeting begins at 7:30 p.m.; seminar begins after the meeting at approximately 8:00 p.m. Join writer/artist Julie Zickefoose for an evening exploring the intersection of birds and spirituality in our lives. Can a bird become a demigod to some? Can certain species achieve the level of a totem or spirit guide? Are there phenomena that occur between human and nature that cannot be explained by conventional means? These are concepts that have surfaced over a lifetime of helping broken birds and mothering those who are orphaned, and in so doing coming to know birds from the inside out. A scientist at heart, Julie has lately found herself wondering more than knowing. This talk will help you keep your spirit “open to the thrust of grace,” thinking about the unexplainables in your own life. Zickefoose's book, "The Bluebird Effect," will be available for purchase and signing. *October 20* *Science and Nature in the Galapagos Islands* *Speakers: Irby Lovette, director, Fuller Evolutionary Biology Program, Cornell Lab Ornithology; Fausto Rodriguez, Galapagos Park Naturalist and founder of Galapagos Best* *Host: Miyoko Chu* The Galapagos Archipelago has long been celebrated as an icon of evolution and wondrous natural history. The Galapagos remains an otherworldly setting where the wildlife from boobies to finches to fur seals, penguins to giant tortoises to frigate birds shows no fear of humans, and where the remoteness of the archipelago has fostered the evolution of wonderful organisms and spectacular adaptations found nowhere else in the world. Lovette and Rodriguez have many years of experience in Galapagos, and they will recount some the wonders they have witnessed on their trips through the archipelago, present new research findings from their own projects and those of their colleagues, and discuss some of the challenging conservation issues that may change the Galapagos forever. *November 03* *Fighting Crime with...Feathers: The Casebook of a Forensic Ornithologist* *Speaker: Pepper Trail, Senior Forensic Scientist/Ornithologist, National Fish and Wildlife Forensics Laboratory* *Host: Miyoko Chu* When a crime is committed against a bird, a forensic ornithologist identifies the victim. Pepper Trail is likely the world’s only full-time ornithological crime-fighter. Trail works at the National Fish and Wildlife Forensics Laboratory in Ashland, Oregon, where he identifies all bird evidence submitted by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service enforcement officers. This evidence ranges from oil-soaked seabirds to the plumes of birds-of-paradise, from carved hornbill skulls to live South American parrots. Join us for a look behind the scenes at one of the world’s most fascinating crime labs, and learn how feathers are powerful weapons in the fight to protect the world’s birds. *November 17* *Sierra Wings: Birds of the Mono Lake Basin (seminar and book signing)* *Speaker: Marie Read, photographer* *Host: Miyoko Chu* Nationally known bird photographer Marie Read takes us on a journey exploring the birdlife of Mono Lake and its surrounding basin, located in California¹s Eastern Sierra. Marie’s stunning photography, now featured in her newly released book "Sierra Wings: Birds of the Mono Lake Basin," reveals the fascinating lives of the birds that breed or migrate through this spectacular birding hotspot, famous for bizarre tufa towers and highly saline and alkaline water. Enjoy Read's stories from the field and learn how she obtained some of the behavior and action shots in the book. Books will be available for purchase and signing. Marc Devokaitis Cornell Lab of Ornithology -- 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/ --
