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Cornell e-contest seeks bird art, poems, writings
By Jim Planck
Hudson-Catskill Newspapers
CATSKILL - Cornell University of Ithaca, the parent organization of Cornell Cooperative Extensions in Greene and Columbia counties, is sponsoring a free "Birds in Art/Art in Birds" Internet contest that is open to all.
The university is home to the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, one of the world's foremost research facilities on birds, and the contest is part of its Celebrate Urban Birds program.
The contest is not limited just to birds of cities and urban areas, however, with birds from any habitat - literally anywhere in the word - eligible to be the subject matter.
Cornell's theme for the contest is, "What do you see in a bird that is beautiful, stirring, or inspirational?"
The entries can be photographs, stories, paintings, poems, drawings, sculptures, videos, mosaics - literally any media, written or visual, that will convey the message of appreciating birds.
That people do appreciate birds is underscored by the national industries supported by bird-feeding, bird-watching optics and lenses, bird field guides and how-to-attract books, and bird-related tourism.
As far back as 1985, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service reported that one-third of Americans were spending more than $500 million a year to feed the birds, a number that has reportedly mushroomed to more than $2 billion per year in the intervening quarter century.
Part of that increase is undoubtedly reflected by the National Bird-Feeding Society's designation back in 1994 that February is "Wild Bird Feeding Month," a designation that still stands annually.
Thus it is not a small-focused hobby, although the rewards are very personal, as anyone who has had chickadees or nuthatches eat from their hand at a winter feeder can attest to.
To submit an entry for the contest, Cornell directs that it be e-mailed to urbanbirds@cornell.edu, along with your name, mailing address, and a brief explanation of why the entry was chosen for submittal.
Links for video entries can be e-mailed to the same address.
Cornell is offering various bird-themed and "green" prizes, including bird feeders and sound recordings.
To learn more about the Celebrate Urban Birds project, visit www.birds.cornell.edu/celebration.
To learn full details about the Art in Birds/Birds in Art contest, visit www.birds.cornell.edu/celebration/temporary/birds-in-art-art-in-birds.
To reach reporter Jim Planck, call 518-943-2100, ext. 3324, or e-mail jplanck@thedailymail.net.
CATSKILL - Cornell University of Ithaca, the parent organization of Cornell Cooperative Extensions in Greene and Columbia counties, is sponsoring a free "Birds in Art/Art in Birds" Internet contest that is open to all.
The university is home to the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, one of the world's foremost research facilities on birds, and the contest is part of its Celebrate Urban Birds program.
The contest is not limited just to birds of cities and urban areas, however, with birds from any habitat - literally anywhere in the word - eligible to be the subject matter.
Cornell's theme for the contest is, "What do you see in a bird that is beautiful, stirring, or inspirational?"
The entries can be photographs, stories, paintings, poems, drawings, sculptures, videos, mosaics - literally any media, written or visual, that will convey the message of appreciating birds.
That people do appreciate birds is underscored by the national industries supported by bird-feeding, bird-watching optics and lenses, bird field guides and how-to-attract books, and bird-related tourism.
As far back as 1985, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service reported that one-third of Americans were spending more than $500 million a year to feed the birds, a number that has reportedly mushroomed to more than $2 billion per year in the intervening quarter century.
Part of that increase is undoubtedly reflected by the National Bird-Feeding Society's designation back in 1994 that February is "Wild Bird Feeding Month," a designation that still stands annually.
Thus it is not a small-focused hobby, although the rewards are very personal, as anyone who has had chickadees or nuthatches eat from their hand at a winter feeder can attest to.
To submit an entry for the contest, Cornell directs that it be e-mailed to urbanbirds@cornell.edu, along with your name, mailing address, and a brief explanation of why the entry was chosen for submittal.
Links for video entries can be e-mailed to the same address.
Cornell is offering various bird-themed and "green" prizes, including bird feeders and sound recordings.
To learn more about the Celebrate Urban Birds project, visit www.birds.cornell.edu/celebration.
To learn full details about the Art in Birds/Birds in Art contest, visit www.birds.cornell.edu/celebration/temporary/birds-in-art-art-in-birds.
To reach reporter Jim Planck, call 518-943-2100, ext. 3324, or e-mail jplanck@thedailymail.net.
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