hello tweeties,

This week's edition of Birds in the News is now available for you to enjoy. It features a lovely image of a Rock Wren, Salpinctes obsoletus, in Chaco Canyon, courtesy of Dave Rintoul;

http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/2009/02/birds_in_the_news_160.php

this morning's video, courtesy of a Seattle bird pal, Doug Plummer, is very evocative for me because it does what i've spent many happy hours doing until i moved to NYC; documenting hundreds of thousands of migratory snow geese on the Skagit Flats;

http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/2009/02/snow_geese_on_the_skagit.php

sinc ei am currently in finland, i am not always able to notify you when the mystery birds pop up on my blog. however, they are scheduled to appear, whether i notify you or not, so be sure to pop in to identify them. that said, the most recently demystified mystery bird was a misplaced Red-necked Grebe, Podiceps grisegena, courtesy of Richard Ditch;

http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/2009/02/todays_mystery_bird_for_you_to_171.php

today's mystery bird, also courtesy of Richard Ditch, is available for you to identify (it's a real cutie, so be sure to peek in);

http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/2009/02/todays_mystery_bird_for_you_to_166.php

by the way, are you an amateur science filmmaker? if so, you will be interested to learn about the Imagine Science Film Festival 2009, which is being held in NYC this autumn. They are currently seeking narrative films with a scientific or technological theme and story line, or films that have a scientist, engineeer or mathematician as a leading character. All publicly screened films will compete for a $2500 Scientific Merit Award or People's Choice Award. Read more about it, and see a film from ISFF 2008;

http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/2009/02/calling_all_science_filmmakers.php

cheers,

GrrlScientist
Devorah
http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/
Roosting high up a tree somewhere in Central Park, NYC