Hello all,
The next Monday Night Seminar at the Lab of Ornithology is on *October 19th *at* 7:30pm, *and features eBird lead program lead Brian Sullivan along with visiting fellow Mark Reynolds from the California chapter of The Nature Conservancy. Hope to see many of you there--please spread the word! As always, the seminars are free and open to the public. The doors open at 7:00. This coming Monday, we will once again be streaming the seminar live. Be sure to bookmark http://dl.allaboutbirds.org/cornelllab-monday-night-seminars for quick access on Monday evening. BirdReturns: How Big Data and Farmers Are Protecting the Pacific Flyway in California *Brian Sullivan, eBird Program Leader; and Mark Reynolds, Lead Scientist, California Migratory Bird Program, The Nature Conservancy* Bird migration is one of the greatest challenges for conservation in a changing world. Ancient flyways extend thousands of miles, some across entire hemispheres. How can we protect a moving target? The challenge is made greater by poor information about movements of species and habitat availability, a lack of efficient and adaptable conservation tools, and the high cost of implementation at meaningful scales. Speakers Brian Sullivan from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Mark Reynolds from The Nature Conservancy will explain how the recent availability of large-scale data, from citizen science to remote sensing, is improving our ability to develop effective conservation strategies for bird migrations. Find out how the Cornell Lab’s eBird program worked in partnership with The Nature Conservancy to develop precision science tools to create temporary bird habitat on farmland in California when and where birds need it most. The project has partnered with more than 200 farmers, creating more than 30,000 acres of high-quality bird habitat, demonstrating a cost-effective way for farmers to help protect the Pacific Flyway. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See upcoming seminar speakers and topics at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/Page.aspx?pid=1579 Marc Devokaitis Public Information Specialist *Learn something new about birds every month! Sign up for our eNewsletter at birds.cornell.edu/enews <https://secure3.birds.cornell.edu/SSLPage.aspx?pid=1065>* -- 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/ --
