Hi Tweets:
This project sounds almost as fun for kids as going to camp. Note the
dates are July 9-18, but you might want to sign up earlier to get the
booklet.
Yours, Carol Schulz
DesMoines, WA
mailto:linusq at att.net
----- Original Message -----
From: Jennifer Smith
Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 11:26 AM
Subject: Celebrate Urban Birds!

Celebrate Urban Birds! Please mark your calendars and circulate this
announcement wherever you deem appropriate.

Thank you so much for all your help.

Best regards,

Allison Wells
Communications Director
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
www.birds.cornell.edu



CELEBRATE URBAN BIRDS! July 9 -18, 2004
Connecting kids to their city neighborhoods by watching birds.
www.birds.cornell.edu/urbanbirds


People across the country can Celebrate Urban Birds! by participating
in science, art, and literature activities focused on birds. Urban
Bird Studies engages city dwellers across the continent in
bird-watching activities to help scientists learn how birds live in
city neighborhoods. During the Celebration,citizen scientists across
the continent will "meet" scientists at the Lab through electronic
media and participate in Urban Bird Studies projects and related
activities.

What is it?
The Celebration is an opportunity for everyone across the country to
participate in Urban Bird Studies and related projects at the same
time. During July 9 -18, you can spend one hour or up to 10 whole days
participating in activities and projects described in the materials
you receive when you sign up. It's FREE!

What do I have to do? To join in the Celebration you can choose one or
more of the following experiences
.. Learn about birds in cities
.. Learn about Urban Bird Studies and citizen science
.. Conduct Urban Bird Studies projects
.. Meet the scientists at the Lab of Ornithology
.. Projects and activities beyond birds
.. Birds in art and literature
.. Design your own project
.. Report your data
.. Sum it all up
Each experience is described in the free Celebrate Urban Birds!
booklet that you receive when you sign up to participate.

What do I get? When you sign up you will receive
.. Celebrate Urban Birds!booklet
.. Crows Count project materials
.. Birds in the City project materials
.. Access to the "Meet the Scientists " Internet activities
.. Information about other urban projects
.. Special Celebration issue of PigeonScope mailed in fall
.. And more!

And, it's all FREE! Sign up at www.birds.cornell.edu/urbanbirds
For more information please call 800-843-BIRD (2473) or 607-254-2455;
or email urbanbirds at cornell.edu
Funded in part by the National Science Foundation.