Please join us on Tuesday, February 24, as we welcome Lisa Rainsong who will
present Prelude to the Concert of Birdsong: Identifying the Singers.
Learning bird songs can feel quite challenging at times, but there are ways
to simplify what seems like an overwhelming number of options. Birds sing on
different concerts stages, and not everyone sings at the same time. Once we
know the choices, we can then approach the songs as music. Techniques used
in ear training and music appreciation classes can provide valuable tools
for identification of avian musicians and their repertoire.
Lisa Rainsong holds a Doctor of Musical Arts in Composition from the
Cleveland Institute of Music and is a member of CIM's music theory faculty.
A soprano as well as a teacher and composer, she sings with the professional
early music ensemble Quire Cleveland. Lisa also earned a Naturalist
Certificate from the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, where her study
focused on field experience. She now teaches birdsong classes and does field
recording of bird songs and insect songs. In addition, she does field
research on crickets and katydids - research work that is done primarily by
ear. Her recordings and photos can be found on her blog,
<http://listeninginnature.blogspot.com/> Listening in Nature.
7:00 - 7:15 pm: CA Short Program: Dr Angelika Nelson will tell us about The
Borror Laboratory of Bioacoustics - a Treasure Trove of Sound. The
collection of recorded animal sounds at the Borror Laboratory of
Bioacoustics, started in 1948 by Donald J. Borror, is one of the oldest and
most extensive sound collections in the world. It houses more than 42,000
recordings, mostly of birds but also of mammals, amphibians, reptiles,
numerous insects -- and even a few fishes! The collection continues to grow
through digitization of sound recordings obtained from scientists. The
collection's holdings can even be searched online by the public. The Lab's
sound collection is used by researchers and educators worldwide, as well as
for commercial products such as cellphone ring tones and in movies.
The lab has four audio CD productions available for purchase and several
other CDs are available through the Ohio Division of Wildlife.
7:15 - 7:30 pm: Social time, light refreshments and try your hand at our
creative Bird Quiz and win a nice prize
7:30 - 9:00 pm: Main program, drawing for 2 door prizes, be sure to get your
ticket for the drawing at our registration table
This Columbus Audubon programs is free and open to the public. Programs are
held at the Grange Insurance Audubon Center (
<http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=505+West+Whitti
er+Street,+Columbus,+OH&sll=39.944182,-82.983339&sspn=0.010611,0.022638&g=50
5+East+Whittier+Street,+Columbus,+OH&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=505+W+Whittier+St,+Co
lumbus,+Franklin,+Ohio+43215&ll=39.9513,-83.011408&spn=0.02122,0.045276&z=15
> 505 West Whittier Street in the Scioto-Audubon Metro Park on the Whittier
Peninsula).
We hope to see you there! Members and guests welcome.
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