The Bartels Family Surround-Sound Theater
A state-of-the-art surround sound theater is open to the public in the Imogene Powers Johnson Center for Birds and Biodiversity at the Lab of Ornithology. This 10-seat theater gives visitors a glimpse into the lives of birds and the goings-on of the Lab in beautiful High Definition (HD) video images and surround sound audio. New productions from the Multimedia Productions Group are premiered periodically in this multimedia theater.
Now Playing
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Sapsucker Woods - 12 minutes ©2005
This stunning production chronicles the changing seasons of the
Sapsucker Woods Sanctuary, home to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. It's
a bird's eye view of the diverse plant and animal life in this
marvelous wooded wetland habitat.
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The Mundy Wildflower Garden - 12 minutes
©2005
Go buzzing with the bees as we gather sweet nectar and follow the
seasonal changes at Cornell University's Mundy Wildflower Garden, a
part of the Cornell Plantations. You'll come away with a better
understanding of the vital role that trees and flowers play in our
complex ecological system.
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Language of Birds - 10 minutes ©2005
 This is an animated feature focusing on
the many ways in which birds use their songs and calls to communicate
and how we can better understand what they are saying.
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Sounds of a Seabird Island - 5 minutes ©2005
Sit back, close your eyes, and be whisked away to Eastern Egg Rock
Island off the coast of Maine. You can almost smell the salty sea as
you listen to the haunting cries of gulls and terns floating on the
ocean breezes.
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Past Features
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Pieces of Paradise -2 minutes ©2004
This film chronicles the plight of Hawaii's native endemic birds, many
of which have become extinct or are in critical danger of disappearing.
Learn about the Ula-ai-hawane, extinct since the late 1930s, the
Po'ouli, clinging to existence with three individuals remaining, and
many more of Hawaii's unique birds.
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Sights and Sounds of the Wild: Building the Macaulay
Library -7 minutes ©2003
This film takes you behind the scenes at the Lab of Ornithology's
Macaulay Library, the largest collection of natural sounds in the
world, and a growing collection of natural history video. Learn about
the inner-workings and future goals of this exciting wing of the
Lab.
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Band of Birders -1 minute 40 seconds ©2004
A film following the Lab's famous "Team Sapsucker" throughout the
24-hour World Series of Birding event, a birding fund-raiser run by the
New Jersey Audubon Society.
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