November 30, 2011 – 4:56 pm
An art project memorializing five extinct species has been made into a feature-length film that will be shown in New York City on Friday, Dec. 2, 2011. The Lost Bird Project consists of five sleek bronze sculptures, each as tall as a person. Conceived and created by Todd McGrain, a sculptor and Cornell University art [...]
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Tagged art, Birds, Carolina Parakeet, conservation, film, Great Auk, Heath Hen, Labrador Duck, Lost Bird Project, Passenger Pigeon, sculpture, Todd McGrain
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November 28, 2011 – 10:37 pm
The Great Backyard Bird Count is a continent-spanning attempt to count birds over a single weekend in February that draws nearly 100,000 checklists from bird watchers all over the U.S. and Canada. People also send us thousands of pictures for our annual photo contest, which is sponsored by Wild Birds Unlimited and Droll Yankees. Once [...]
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Posted in Birds, citizen science, Looks, slideshow, what you can do
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Tagged birding, Birds, birdwatching, citizen science, gbbc, great backyard bird count, photos
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November 22, 2011 – 3:37 pm
Here at the Cornell Lab we have a lot to be thankful for—most of all to our friends, supporters, members, Facebook fans, and citizen-science participants. You’re a group that’s now more than 200,000 strong. This fall, you even helped us design your own holiday card. During a three-week campaign on Facebook, our fans submitted photos, [...]
November 14, 2011 – 11:21 pm
Our 2011 Parade of Students consisted of 53 research projects in 53 minutes—a breakneck tour through student research here at the Cornell Lab. We do it every two years for the benefit of our Board of Directors, and this time we invite you to watch, too. Last Friday, as all 53 students assembled in an [...]