Birding at the Museum: New Video Series
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Did you know that you can come inside the Museum to bird-"watch"? Four new videos on amnh.tv introduce viewers to the diversity of bird habitat groups (dioramas) and the history of ornithology at the Museum.
Ornithologist Frank M. Chapman, who worked at the Museum for more than 50 years—from 1888 to 1942—is the subject of the first video.
Exhibition Associate and artist-naturalist Stephen C. Quinn introduces viewers to Chapman's lasting legacy.
Among Chapman's achievements was popularizing birdwatching and bird identification among the general public.
One holiday tidbit: if you're participating in a Christmas Bird Count this year, thank Frank Chapman. In the year 1900, Chapman established the tradition in hopes it would counteract the then-common practice of trying to hunt as many birds as possible on Christmas Day.
Watch the four-part birding video series.
Learn more about Chapman at the Museum in a blog post.