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For those who have not received this from Cornell Lab you may be interested in their e-News which includes a fascinating Great Blue Heron's nesting video. Cheers, Judy Tufts >>>>>>>>>> Judy Tufts Wolfville NS <<<<<<<<<< _____ From: Cornell Lab of Ornithology [mailto:cornellbirds=cornell.edu@mail306.us2.mcsv.net] On Behalf Of Cornell Lab of Ornithology Sent: July-04-12 7:21 AM To: tandove@ns.sympatico.ca Subject: Cornell Lab eNews: Happy 4th! Find out how Thomas Jefferson invented citizen science In this issue: Thomas Jefferson and citizen science, heron cam highlights, and a peek at puffins. Is this email not displaying correctly? <http://us2.campaign-archive2.com/?u=b35ddb671faf4a16c0ce32406&id=62d8bcc567 &e=aab77c199d> View it in your browser. <http://gallery.mailchimp.com/b35ddb671faf4a16c0ce32406/images/clo_logo.png> Cornell Lab eNews July 4, 2012 <http://cornell.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=b35ddb671faf4a16c0ce32406 &id=89b5aba2bd&e=aab77c199d> Detail from Declaration of Independence (1819), by John Trumbull. Jefferson stands at center left wearing a red vest. Did Thomas Jefferson Invent Citizen Science? Talk about a distinguished career: Thomas Jefferson was our third president, the main author of the Declaration of Independence, the face of the two-dollar bill, and the originator of Lewis and Clark's expedition-which introduced both Lewis's Woodpecker and Clark's Nutcracker to ornithologists. But did you know he was one of the first people to realize the value of public data collection, nearly two centuries before the term "citizen science" became commonplace? In <http://cornell.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=b35ddb671faf4a16c0ce32406 &id=a378dec15c&e=aab77c199d> a blog post for Scientific American, Cornell Lab research associate Caren Cooper tells the full story. <http://cornell.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b35ddb671faf4a16c0ce32406& id=c996ab628d&e=aab77c199d> Read it. <http://cornell.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b35ddb671faf4a16c0ce32406& id=27cdc6d7c1&e=aab77c199d> The first three Great Blue Heron chicks above Sapsucker Woods Pond fledged on June 26. Heron Highlight Reel: That First Step Is a Doozy Through moonlit courtships, stealthy owl attacks, and late snowstorms, to punk hairdos, gangly necks, and meals of warm fish, the Great Blue Herons <http://cornell.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=b35ddb671faf4a16c0ce32406 &id=2f17f268c1&e=aab77c199d> on our live cams provided four months of nonstop entertainment and inspiration. The first three chicks fledged last Tuesday, lining up one by one on a bare limb before taking the plunge. (Like many youngsters, they were back in the nest by evening.) We've compiled highlights into a short video so you can <http://cornell.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b35ddb671faf4a16c0ce32406& id=771010c228&e=aab77c199d> relive the season. <http://cornell.us2.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=b35ddb671faf4a16c0ce32406 &id=f13bb05214&e=aab77c199d> An Atlantic Puffin at Latrabjarg, northern Iceland. Photo by <http://cornell.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b35ddb671faf4a16c0ce32406& id=2d59f809f2&e=aab77c199d> Chris Linder. Go Underground With Puffin Researchers For the last five years, Icelandic biologist Erpur Hansen has been trying to get to the bottom of a mysterious decline in Atlantic Puffins. This year science editor Hugh Powell tagged along on the "Icelandic Puffin Rally" to learn about <http://cornell.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b35ddb671faf4a16c0ce32406& id=596036b3e2&e=aab77c199d> Hansen's research, show you <http://cornell.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b35ddb671faf4a16c0ce32406& id=d8d77401eb&e=aab77c199d> how to "digiscope" puffins, and <http://cornell.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=b35ddb671faf4a16c0ce32406 &id=72c0d64152&e=aab77c199d> put on a pair of "burrow goggles" that let researchers explore puffin tunnels. <http://cornell.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b35ddb671faf4a16c0ce32406& id=fc9cfa700d&e=aab77c199d> Do you know the name of this forest raptor? Photo by <http://cornell.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b35ddb671faf4a16c0ce32406& id=08242cf4d0&e=aab77c199d> Stephen Ramirez via Birdshare Which Bird Is This? This richly colored bird of prey is common in much of the East and along the West Coast. It's not always easy to see, as it's mainly a bird of tall, riverine forests. Still, many a birder follows this bird's shrill kee-yah to get a glimpse of its peachy-red underparts and banded tail. Which species is this? <http://cornell.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b35ddb671faf4a16c0ce32406& id=ba7258e72a&e=aab77c199d> Check your guess and learn more. <http://cornell.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=b35ddb671faf4a16c0ce32406 &id=78de9748ad&e=aab77c199d> "Pip, Pip, Hooray! Mementos From Our Herons and Hawks Spurred on by popular request, we've developed a few fun items to commemorate this year's events at our Red-tailed Hawk and Great Blue Heron nest cameras. If you or a loved one were glued to the video feeds like we were, check out our coffee mugs and t-shirts featuring video captures and original artwork. 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