Events - Filter: event
| « | May 03, 2008 - June 02, 2008 | » |
|---|---|---|
05 / 3
Start: 8:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
NestWatch is a bird nest-monitoring project, developed as a collaboration between the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center at the National Zoo in Washington, DC and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. It has been funded by the National Science Foundation. Start: 1:00 pm
Dr. David Pawson will present a lecture titled "Life in the Mysterious Deep Sea: Discoveries Old and New" at the Smithsonian Naturalist Center. | ||
05 / 4
| ||
05 / 5
| ||
05 / 6
| ||
05 / 7
| ||
05 / 8
| ||
05 / 9
| ||
05 / 10
Start: 6:30 am
End: 12:00 pm
May 10, Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens will open early for birders to celebrate International Migratory Bird Day. Several events are scheduled for the occasion: Start: 1:00 pm
End: 2:30 pm
Dr. Carla Dove will present a lecture titled "When Birds Collide - Birdstrike Identification at the Smithsonian" at the Smithsonian Naturalist Center. | ||
05 / 11
| ||
05 / 12
| ||
05 / 13
| ||
05 / 14
| ||
05 / 15
| ||
05 / 16
| ||
05 / 17
| ||
05 / 18
| ||
05 / 19
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Jenny Uglow, author of Nature's Engraver: A Life of Thomas Bewick, 2007 winner of the National Award for Arts Writing, will give a reading and book talk at The Arts Club of Washington, 2017 I Street NW, Washington, DC. (202) 331-7282, ext. 15. Use Foggy Bottom or Farragut North Metro stop. | ||
05 / 20
| ||
05 / 21
| ||
05 / 22
| ||
05 / 23
| ||
05 / 24
| ||
05 / 25
| ||
05 / 26
| ||
05 / 27
| ||
05 / 28
| ||
05 / 29
| ||
05 / 30
| ||
05 / 31
Start: 1:00 pm
End: 2:30 pm
Saturday, May 31st, 2008 1:00 – 2:30 “Social Systems in Manakins – Jewels of the Tropical Forest” Dr. Foster will talk about the ins and outs of mounting a research expedition to the rain forests in Southeastern Peru where she carries out her studies of bird behavior. She will also introduce you to the manakins, or jewel birds, and their lek social systems which have been likened to the discos of the 70s. | ||
06 / 1
| ||
06 / 2
| ||
