Hello, Tweeterites!

Coming up on BirdNote, the week of Dec. 19, hear about--
* *rete mirabile* -- why birds' feet don't freeze
* swallows in winter?
* solstice fires and the return of the sun
* why woodpeckers don't get headaches
* The Twelve Days of Christmas -- the derivation

BirdNote is a radio series, two minutes per episode, which you can hear --
or read -- on the web site, http://www.BirdNote.org. (Also available as a
podcast.) These tales incorporate songs and calls provided by Cornell
University and by other sound recordists. Each is complemented by a
photograph on our web site. All episodes are in the archives, both in
written transcript and mp3 format. (Depending on your connection, you may
listen on-line or download the mp3.)

Check out the week's schedule and see photographs here:
http://tinyurl.com/cn3rs
It's easy to listen on-line at any time.
http://www.birdnote.org

Do you have ideas or comments? Please send them to info at birdnote.org. Thank
you.

Good birding!

Regards,

Ellen Blackstone
BirdNote and Seattle Audubon
mailto:ellen at 123imagine.net
http://www.BirdNote.org

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Nature is an infinite sphere whose center is
everywhere and whose circumference is nowhere.
--Blaise Pascal, 1623 - 1662
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