Fall Bird Walks, Live Bat Encounter and More Set for American Museum of Natural History, Oct 2013

The American Museum of Natural History has announced their lineup of their October programs and events.

Lunchtime Fall Bird Walks
Four Tuesdays, October 1-22, Noon-1:30 pm

$50 per person

Join ornithologist Paul Sweet as he leads walks through the woods and fields of Central Park to observe the varied bird species passing through New York City during the fall migration. Birder field observation cards included.

A note about bird walks: These walks are over an hour long with steps, slopes, and wood-chip paths. Please wear comfortable shoes and bring a pair of binoculars. Walks start across from the Museum on the northeast corner of Central Park West and 77th Street. Walks are limited to 15 people per series. For more information, call the AMNH Bird Walk Hotline at 212-313-7579.

SciCafe: Reviving the Mammoth
Wednesday, October 2
Doors open at 6:30 pm
Program begins at 7 pm
Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis
Free with cash bar
21+ with ID
Enter at 77th Street

When is extinction not forever? Join Museum Curator Ross D. E. MacPhee as he discusses the amazing but controversial scientific advances that may help to bring about the return of the woolly mammoth, passenger pigeon, and other extinct species.

The Discovery Room: Meet the Scientist
Saturday, October 5, at 2:15 pm, 3 pm, and 3:45 pm
Free with Museum admission: passes for 40-minute sessions available at the Discovery Room entrance.

Visitors aged 7 and older can chat with scientists and learn how they became interested in their fields. Contact discovery@amnh.org for more details.

Live Bat Encounter
Saturday, October 5, at 11 am (recommended for ages 5 and under), 1 pm, and 2:30 pm
Linder Theater
$12 ($10 Members)

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Learn about and see bats from around the world up-close with Rob Mies, TV personality, conservation biologist, bat expert, director of the Organization for Bat Conservation, and author. Mies has appeared on many television shows, including "The Tonight Show," and "The Today Show," and he is the co-author of the book Stokes Beginners Guide to Bats. His research includes work with the endangered Indiana bat of the United States, endangered Rodrigues fruit bat in the Indian Ocean, and the threatened spectacled flying fox bat in Australia.

Visualizing Science
Monday, October 7, at 7:30 p.m.
Hayden Planetarium Space Theater
$15 ($13.50 students, seniors), $12 for Members

Join Department of Astrophysics curator Mordecai-Mark Mac Low and Director of Astrovisualization Carter Emmart as they guide you through an immersive look into the science and visual artistry of dome visualization with a sneak peek at some scenes from the new Space Show, Dark Universe.

High Moon Over the Amazon with Patricia Chapple Wright
Tuesday, October 15, at 6:30 pm
Kaufmann Theater
$15 ($13.50 students, seniors), Free for Members (Reservations required; please call 212-769-5200)

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From New York City in the 1960s to the depths of the Amazon in the 1970s and '80s, relive one woman's transformation from Brooklyn housewife to accomplished scientist. Before primatologist Patricia Chapple Wright became an expert on lemurs, she was enchanted by another primate-Aotus, the owl monkey, or "monkey of the night." Along her journey to discover the behavior of these unique nocturnal creatures, Wright found out more than she expected about family, human nature, and herself.

Following the lecture, Wright will sign copies of her new book, High Moon over the Amazon: My Quest to Understand the Monkeys of the Night.