Dear Wahington Birders -

The Cornell Lab of Ornithology is asking people across the continent to
"Celebrate Urban Birds!" by participating in science, art, and literature
activities focused on birds for the month of July. 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 can ?meet? scientists
at the Lab through chat rooms and participate in Urban Bird Studies
projects and related activities. 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! To join in the
Celebration you can choose to participate in "experiences" described on the
web site and in a free booklet you get when you sign up. These include
learning about birds in cities, conducting Urban Bird Studies projects,
"eMeet Lab Scientists," birds in art and literature, design your own
project, report your data, and summary of your experience. In addition to
the Celebrate Urban Birds! booklet, you also get Crows Count project
materials, Birds in the City project materials, Access to the ?Meet the
Scientists ? Internet activities, and a Special Celebration issue of
PigeonScope mailed in the fall.

We could really use more data from your state, so I hope you will be able
to help us.

If you would like to participate, sign up at
www.birds.cornell.edu/urbanbirds. If you have questions, contact
urbanbirds at cornell.edu. Please feel free to share this information with
others; if you do forward this e-mail to other appropriate lists you are
on, please copy me as well.

Thanks!

Marge Villanova
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
159 Sapsucker Woods Road
Ithaca, NY 14850
Tel: 607-254-2473 or 1-800-843-2473
Fax: 607-254-2415