Apropos of the interesting film notice, here is a link that I should have sent out to all, because it relates to breeding dates! It might not be the early spring warmth...it might be all that long light from street lamps!
http://www.conservationmagazine.org/2013/02/after-dark/ On Feb 19, 2013, at 6:50 PM, <[email protected]> <[email protected]> wrote: > Sounds like this film has relevance for birds and natural history in general. > --Dave Nutter > > Begin forwarded message: > >> From: Jing Jin <[email protected]> >> Date: February 19, 2013 4:06:35 PM >> To: >> [email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],takebackthetap-l >> <[email protected]>,[email protected] >> Subject: The City Dark: documentary & discussion next Wednesday (2/27) >> >> - Please forward widely - >> Campus Conservation Nationals, Recyclemania, and Sustainability Hub >> presents: >> >> >> >> Wednesday, 2/27, 7-9PM, Uris Hall Auditorium >> Attend the Facebook Event | Watch the Trailer >> >> >> >> >> THE CITY DARK is a feature documentary about light pollution and the >> disappearing night sky. After moving to light-polluted New York City from >> rural Maine, filmmaker Ian Cheney asks: “Do we need the dark?” Exploring the >> threat of killer asteroids in Hawai’i, tracking hatching turtles along the >> Florida coast, and rescuing injured birds on Chicago streets, Cheney >> unravels the myriad implications of a globe glittering with lights—including >> health risks from exposure to light at night, and a generation of kids >> without a glimpse of the universe above. Featuring stunning astrophotography >> and a cast of eclectic scientists, philosophers, historians, and lighting >> designers, THE CITY DARK is the definitive story of light pollution and the >> disappearing stars >> >> This film is a NY Times Critics' Pick, Winner of the Jury Prize for Best >> Score/Music at the SXSW Film Festival, and the winner of the Grand Jury >> Prize Environmental Film Fest at Yale. >> >> Join us for a thought-provoking film and discussion! > > -- > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > BirdingOnThe.Net > Please submit your observations to eBird! > -- -- 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/ --
