HI:
FYI:
***INVITATION***

WHAT: Reading and book signing with Donald Kroodsma, author of THE SINGING LIFE OF BIRDS: The Art and Science of Listening to Birdsong.
WHEN: Saturday, July 16, 2005 4:30 p.m.
WHERE: Elliott Bay Book Company, 101 South Main Street, Seattle, WA 98104

As the country's leading expert on avian vocal behavior, Kroodsma puts readers inside the mind of a research scientist to better understand how, when, why, and where birds sing. He is able to weave stories of the scientific and the personal, and takes readers "behind the music" of our feathered friends.

How does an individual bird acquire its songs - are they innate and encoded in the DNA, or are they learned - and why? How and why do songs of individuals differ from place to place? Why do birds expend so much effort in singing, often with such complex or beautiful songs? And why does only the male usually sing? Don Kroodsma can answer all these questions, and more. Now is the perfect time to learn more about the "finest natural music on the planet."

Cost: Free
For more information: Call 206-624-6600 or visit http://www.elliottbaybook.com/

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Ian Paulsen
Bainbridge Island, WA USA
A.K.A.:Birdbooker
Rallidae all the way!