Ghost Bird: Part of Sustainability Film Series '11 at Bell Museum This Thursday, March 17, at 7 p.m., Bell Museum will host the local premiere of Ghost Bird, a documentary exploring how the possible rediscovery of an extinct giant woodpecker helped a small Arkansas town reverse its fortunes and launched birders and scientists on a wild search for the "Lord God Bird."
Panel discussion will follow the film, featuring our expert guests: Jim Fitzpatrick is director of Carpenter Nature Center in Hastings, and happens to be one of the first people who spotted the illusive bird in 2005. Carrol Henderson has been with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Non-Game Wildlife Program since 1977 and brings his expertise and passion for birding along with his broad knowledge of the relationship between species extinction and habitat loss. Ann Kessen is an avid birder and teacher, and the president of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. Bell Museum will be bringing out its exceptionally rare Ivory-billed woodpecker specimen to be displayed for this event!!! Al Batt Your Hartland correspondent --- Please contribute your sightings to our list; it is only as good as members make it! --- Birding channel recommendation for FRS/GMRS radio use: Primary selection; channel 5/0 , alternate selection; channel 6/0 --- This mailing list is sponsored by the Iowa Ornithologists' Union. Membership available on-line at http://www.iowabirds.org/iou/membership.asp. ----- You are currently subscribed to ia-bird as: [email protected]
