COLUMBIA FILMMAKER: Gets national attention for unique bird DVD

COLUMBIA, 12/10/09 (Beat Byte) --   Just in time for the 110th annual Audubon Society Christmas Bird Count, Columbia-based nature videographer and Songbird Station employee Joe LaFleur has a new DVD on eastern birds for television and computer screens.  The $29.99 DVD has been getting national attention. 

 

The three-hour compilation features 270 species commonly found east of the Missouri River, with searchable indices that allow users to locate species of interest, display diagnostic field marks, and observe natural bird behaviors. 

 

During the Audubon count season, thousands of birdwatchers nationwide index the numbers and distribution of bird species.  The observations make up the Audubon's State of the Birds Report.  In 2008, 60,000 participants counted nearly 65.6 million birds in all 50 states, every Canadian province, parts of Central and South America, Bermuda, the West Indies, and Pacific Islands.

 

Better Birdwatching in the East may be ordered at:

http://www.betterbirdwatching.com/

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