Greetings birders,

My colleagues at the Vermont Center for Ecostudies thought folks on this 
side of the river might be interesting in a program airing this coming 
Sunday on their work. Details below.

Pam Hunt
Penacook, NH

The Vermont Center for Ecostudies' research on songbirds in the
mountains of the Dominican Republic will be featured this Sunday on
National Geographic's Wild Chronicles television show.

Filmed this past February, the segment highlights VCE's long-term
studies of Bicknell's Thrush and other migrant and resident species on
Hispaniola. The feature includes vivid footage of several of
Hispaniola's 31 endemic species, some of which are among the most rare
and threatened of Caribbean birds.

"The tropical environment of the Dominican Republic is a long way from
home for National Geographic grantee Chris Rimmer," according to
National Geographic, which has helped to fund VCE's work on Hispaniola.
"Like the birds he studies, Rimmer migrates to this biologically rich
island to conduct his research. The goal of Rimmer's pioneering research
on the island is to compile a comprehensive database of both migrant and
resident bird species that will lead to sound conservation practices."

On Vermont Public Television, the segment is scheduled to run on Sunday,
April 20, at 1:00 pm. For broadcast times in other areas check local
listings at http://www.nationalgeographic.com/donate/wildchronicles/.

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