The Cayuga Bird Club is pleased to welcome Mark Morris, visiting Associate Professor, Dept. of Architecture, Cornell University, as guest speaker at our monthly meeting on Monday, October 8 at 7:30 pm at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology (with refreshments at 7:15). Mark will present "An Auspicious Occasion: Rome is For the Birds", focusing on the mythic narrative of Romulus and Remus, wild children raised by a she-wolf, who grow up to select which hill (the Palatine versus Aventine) their future city will be built upon through a contest decided by augury - interpreting divine approval through studying the behavior of live birds over the two proposed sites. The appearance of select species, the number of birds and their flight patterns all contribute to Romulus' win and Remus' murder.
The Club will also be hosting Mark for dinner at Taste of Thai Express (downtown Rt.13N) at 5:30 pm prior to the meeting. This is a great opportunity for members to meet Mark and socialize with other members while enjoying some great food. If you would like to join us for dinner, please rsvp to [email protected] by Monday morning so that reservations can be made. Have a great weekend of birding and hope to see you Monday night, Colleen Richards -- 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/[email protected]/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/ --
