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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Deborah Mathies
[mailto:raptors@hvc.rr.com] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 28, 2010 8:06 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> raptors@hvc.rr.com<br>
<b>Subject:</b> 2010 Program Announcement - "Raptors in the City" -
Technology connects kids with nature<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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ANNOUNCEMENT</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>New
for 2010 "Raptors in the City"</span><span
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>TECHNOLOGY
CONNECTS KIDS WITH NATURE</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>How
do you catch a glimpse of the fastest creature on earth? Go online!
"Raptors in the City" is a real-time, inquiry-based science and
technology program that stars the peregrine falcon. The peregrine has
recovered from near extinction and was removed from the List of Endangered
Species in 1999, one of the great success stories in the field of wildlife
conservation. </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>This
is a picture of a female peregrine falcon at the "Raptors
in the City" program's study nestsite. She is perched atop a
"FalconCam" that broadcasts the nesting drama live on the internet
courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. Her nestbox is on a
12th floor window ledge, in the right background. </span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>The
online portion of Raptors in the City guides children through nesting season
(roughly late February to June) as they watch the still rare falcons live via
cameras mounted on a skyscraper. The curriculum supports one semester of
study, and students learn environmental, biological, and technological lessons,
as well as research skills, tied to national science and technology
standards. Curriculum materials and books for falcon study are
available at low cost. It's easy - no software to install. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>Nesting
season (and the Raptors in the City program) begins in late February
2010. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>This
is a male chick hatched at the nestsite at age 4 weeks. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>To
subscribe to the free "Falcon Flash"
e-newsletter, weekly bulletins and pictures from the
program's study nestsite during nesting season, reply to this message
with "subscribe" in the subject. </span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>For
more information visit: </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><a
href="http://www.raptorsinthecity.org"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>www.raptorsinthecity.org</span></a></span><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>Photos
are courtesy of Scott Wright, volunteer peregrine nest monitor.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>Contact person: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>Deborah Mathies, Teacher and Director<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>Raptors in the City program<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.raptorsinthecity.org"
title="http://www.raptorsinthecity.org/"><strong>www.raptorsinthecity.org</strong></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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