Tag: Sawyer Free Library
Solutions for Protecting Birds from Hitting Windows
Every year, in the United States alone, over 1,000,000,000—yes, that is one billon—birds are killed from flying into windows. Chris Leahy quoted this statistic at the talk he gave last week at the Sawyer Free Library. Coincidentally, earlier that day I had been speaking with my friend Kate who has this very problem of birds hitting her windows as her home is sited on a beautiful seaside meadow in Tiverton, Rhode Island. She wanted to share with my readers about spider web decals for glass windows.
I found a website that offers a range of innovative solutions to protect birds, for both the residential home and the commercial property, TONI Bird Control Solutions. Although based in Germany, the solutions are universal.
Spider webs reflect light in the UV spectrum and are a visible barrier to birds. When you think about it, we don’t often see birds entangled in a spider’s web. Taking cues from nature, the spider’s web is the basis for TONI’s ultraviolet bird pen, bird glass, and UV decals. TONI’s solution #2, the ultraviolet Bird Pen, is well suited for residential properties. Also, check with the Essex Bird Shop. I believe they carry ultraviolet decals, not visible to the human eye.
American Robin
If so many birds are killed, why don’t we see the dead bodies? The answer is simply, scavengers. Migrant songbirds fly at night, hitting the glass in the dark and the very early morning hours. Scavengers like gulls, vultures, crows, magpies, rats, and cats know where to look for injured and dead birds. At city skyscrapers, building maintenance daily sweep up bags of, and sometimes during peak migration, barrels full of, dead birds every morning at dawn. The high death rate around skyscrapers is also due in part to the bright lights left burning all night.
Another solution is perhaps not wash your windows quite as frequently, or wait to wash until after the spring and fall migrations. Fortunately, we do not have the problem of birds hitting our windows because of our many weathered and wavy window panes dating back to 1851. We have a different problem. During warmer months, I like to take advantage of the harbor breezes and usually have the windows wide open, and without screens (until mosquito season begins). We’ve had finches and sparrows and hummingbirds flying around my home office, but then again, none fatally injured.
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State of Massachusetts Birds
Chris Leahy spoke to a packed house at the Sawyer Free Library last night.
As is usually the case with Chris, his talk was brilliant and depth of knowledge inspiring. Aren’t we fortunate that he resides in Gloucester and always gives so generoulsy of his time and knowledge. Thanks, too, to the Sawyer Free for hosting this event. Chris gave out to our community twenty-five copies of the beautiful and densely illustrated 60 page seminal report on the avifauna of Massachusetts. If you did not receive a copy last night, it is available to read in convenient online magazine form here: State of the Birds: Documenting Changes in Massachusetts Birdlife.
From the forward of State of the Birds, written by Edward O. Wilson, University Professor Emeritus in Entomology Harvard University. ”
Dear Friends,
It is with tremendous enthusiasm that I mark the release of Mass Audubon’s seminal report on Massachusetts avifauna, State of the Birds 2011. Though our Commonwealth is one of the smallest, most populous states in the union, it is blessed with spectacular landscapes filled with an astonishing biodiversity. The Berkshire Hills in their autumn splendor, Bald Eagles soaring over the Quabbin wilderness, the majesty of the sea at any season from Cape Ann to Cape Cod—these and many other treasures inspire our imagination and lift our spirits. These landscapes are home to birds—birds that can show us, when we watch and listen, how our environment is faring and how it is changing.
…Birds inhabit our myths, appear in our poetry, and inspire our music. Since ancient times, birds have been used in auguries to make critical decisions or predict the future. Now science rather than superstition is interpreting what the birds are telling us. We need to listen carefully.”
Sincerely,
Edward O. Wilson
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Chris Leahy at the Sawyer Free Library
Chris Leahy is a fantastic speaker and I am looking forward to attending his lecture next Thursday night at the Sawyer Free. Chris holds the Gerard A. Bertrand Chair of Natural History and Field Ornithology at Mass Audubon. He has been a professional conservationist for more than thirty years and served as Director of Mass Audubon’s Center for Biological Conservation. His interests in natural history are comprehensive, and he is a recognized authority on birds and insects. His published works include Birdwatcher’s Companion to North American Birdlife, The First Guide to Insects, Introduction to New England Birds, An Introduction to Massachusetts Insects, and The Nature of Massachusetts. He grew up in Marblehead and has lived in Gloucester with his family since the 1970s. ~ Information found on Mass Audubon website.
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GMG Exhibit At The Adolf Matz Gallery Inside Sawyer Free Library
All through January. Check It Out!
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Good Morning Gloucester Exhibit At The Adolf Matz Gallery Inside The Sawyer Free Library
Stop By The Adolf Matz Gallery At The Sawyer Free Library (you can’t miss it as you pass through it once you enter the main doors to the library).
We have the GMG exhibit there all month long.
Kim Smith sold one of her pieces already.
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The Stories Behind The Atlantic Tonight at 7PM at The Sawyer Free Library
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Kim Smith Premiere’s Through The Garden Gate At Sawyer Free Library Nov 3rd
Kim writes-
Dear Gardening Friends,
Come join us Thursday, November 3rd, at 7:00 pm at the Friend Room of the Sawyer Free Library for the premiere of my new series of video specials for Cape Ann TV, titled Through the Garden Gate, featuring "The Butterfly Garden at Willowdale Estate." The event is free and open to the public and refreshments will be served. I hope you can come!
Premiere Sponsored by the Sawyer Free Library
Just a few of the many butterflies, and their nectar plants and native host plants, featured in The Butterfly Garden at Willowdale Estate:
check out Kim’s Blog here-
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Vocal Art Auction Tonight at the Sawyer Free Library
Vocal Art Auction Tonight at the Sawyer Free Library 10/05/2011
The Silent Auction Bidding is over. But!, you still have one more chance to bid on your favorite painting. The Vocal Auction starts at 7pm and The Preview Party Starts at 6pm. There will be plenty of Food and Drink to get you primed for the Vocal Auction.
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Sawyer Free Library in Gloucester, MA presents Chilean Photographer Rodrigo Gutiérrez in person on July 7th
Sawyer Free Library in Gloucester, MA presents Chilean Photographer Rodrigo Gutiérrez in person on July 7th at 7:00 PM.T
The Sawyer Free Library is proud to announce that photographer Rodrigo Gutiérrez of Chile will be presenting a talk about his acclaimed print collection entitled “Beauty Will Save the World: Picture a Story”. This premier event will take place at the Sawyer Free Library on Thursday, July 7 at 7:00 PM. The show opens on Tuesday, July 5, and continues through July 30, in the Matz Gallery at the library.
Mr. Gutiérrez will talk about how he discovered his passion for seeing the world through the lens; especially children from his travels around the world including the Himalayas, the United States , Europe and Gloucester . His expressive black and white portrayals portray children and the inner beauty that spills out of them even when their lives are spent “on the street”
This unique program will inspire not only artists but also those who appreciate a man who is a photographer by avocation but who captures the soul of humanity in his photographs. Mr. Gutiérrez leads a blended double life. Professionally he is a senior vice president in Latin America for Merrill Lynch, the global wealth-management company. He was educated as a lawyer in Chile and later earned a master’s degree from Tufts University ’s Fletcher School .
Mr. Gutiérrez took up photography when he decided words were not enough to express to family and friends what he saw in his travels. Inspired by the likes of Henri Cartier Bresson and Minor White, he studied with other leading photographers to develop mastery of composition and darkroom technique.
Please come and welcome Mr. Gutiérrez to the Library and to the community. For further information, please visit the libaray’s website at www.sawyerfreelibrary.org.
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Sawyer Free Librarian Julie Preston Wants To Know What Fishermen Read
Julie Writes-
Hi Joey, I love GoodMorning Gloucester. As a librarian at the Sawyer Free Library I have a question. What do fishermen in Gloucester read? I would love to know their favorite books, magazines, etc. Thanks. Julie Preston
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“Public Access and Democracy: From the Boob Tube to YouTube, A Revolution in Our Time” – CATV Annual Meeting
Coming Up: Tuesday, May 24 from 6-7:30 p.m. at the Sawyer Free Library Friend Room
Come to the Cape Ann Annual Meeting and hear: “Public Access and Democracy: From the Boob Tube to YouTube, A revolution in Our Time”
Learn about the evolution of public access television, where ordinary people can create television programs and release them on CATV and the internet!
Let’s figure out how to merge Blogging and Broadcast!
There was a time before there was bloggers, before there was social media, before there was internet when the only public media “portal” to our community was Public Access Television: Channels 12, 27, and 67 on your Comcast cable dial.
There is a long history of individuals who fought long and hard for the right of each community to have these channels for PEG programming, which stands for Public (general interest), Education (school and public education programs) and Government (transparency in government meetings). Today, Public Access facilities around the world produce more programming annually than CBS, NBC, and FOC television combined.
YOU have the right to make television shows and cablecast them on CATV, as well as out through the internet. One of the most exciting developments on Cape Ann in the past few years is the incredible success of Good Morning Gloucester and the existence of all you wonderfully talented authors. In a keynote presentation that will be given by Barry O’Brien, there is a great acknowledgement of the work of Joey C., and the team of bloggers that make GMG so much fun. As television and the internet merge, we want to determine how our rights to Public Access television can be preserved and developed by applying our communities’ talent.
There will be tasty refreshments! Come on over Tuesday, May 24 from 6-7:30 p.m. at the Sawyer Free Library Friend Room and join the conversation.
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The GloucesterCast Podcast Episode 9
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In this episode- Patty Knaggs on WBUR, Abby Ytzen/Captain Joe and Sons seARTS Partner With An Artist Exhibit May 21st, Kenny’s Strange Footwear, community garden at Burnham field, tomato release day is coming up at Goose Cove, Gloucester reads poetry and Sawyer Free Library, Khan Studio/ Good Morning Gloucester Gallery on Rocky Neck, Kenny’s Real Estate Segment
Patty Knaggs on WBUR http://radioboston.wbur.org/2011/05/11/home-selling-market
Abby Ytzen/Captain Joe and Sons seARTS Partner With An Artist Exhibit May 21st
Kenny’s Strange Footwear, community garden at Burnham field,
tomato release day is coming up at Goose Cove may 25 http://www.goosecovegardens.com/
Gloucester reads poetry and Sawyer Free Library- Joey’s Poem Here
Khan Studio/ Good Morning Gloucester Gallery on Rocky Neck
, Kenny’s Real Estate Segment
Please leave comments or questions on which topics you would like to hear more about on The GloucesterCast or how we could improve. Thanks for listening.
Check Out Kenny’s Blog- TheCutBridge.com
The GloucesterCast Theme Song Gloucester Til The End Music is from Earl and Arch- you can download it for free at GimmeSound here-http://www.gimmesound.com/EarlAndArch-1/
Once at iTunes if you feel like rating the podcast that would help it get recognized in the iTunes searches.
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Pauline Dion Greasy Pole Fabric Art At Sawyer Free Library’s Matz Gallery
There are some amazing fabric art piece on display in the Matz Gallery at Sawyer Free Library right now.
Here just one of about 20 really cool Gloucester scenes on display!
Pauline Dion depicts the Greasy Pole-
The Sawyer Free Library is such an incredible resource. If you haven’t been in a while, it is worth a visit for this exhibit alone in addition to the thousands of other cool things inside there every single day just waiting for you to discover!
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Stephanie Droney Reads Poetry At Gloucester Reads Poetry- Sawyer Free Library
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Stephanie Buck At Gloucester Reads Poetry
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Help Request
I received a request from Don Dunsky yesterday. The library is working on a project and would like to find out the location of this house from sometime in 1930’s or 1940’s. Any information? Thanks! (Under the photo in pencil, it says “Beach Rd.? across from golf course” Must have been someone’s guess.)
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Jimmy T Reads A Scream To The Editor By Charles Olson
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Good Morning Gloucester- The Poem
Last night an interesting swath of diverse Gloucester folk were invited to recite their favorite poem at the Sawyer Free Library. I happened to be one of those people invited to read. Instead of reading someone else’s poem I decided it would be a good idea to work on my own after our good FOB Deb Clarke suggested the idea. With a little help from Snoop Maddie Mad and The Bean we put together a little something.
I’m not sure why I get so goddamn emotional when I speak about G-Town. Not sure if you can tell from the video but I was pretty much a wreck. It probably had something to do with not wanting to do a disservice to the city I love or the blog for which I’m obviously insanely passionate about but I sort of get overwhelmed at times when I speak about them.
Anyway I’d like to thank the Sawyer Free Library Lyceum and host Rufus Collinson for inviting me. I’d like to thank my great poetry contributors Snoop Maddie Mad and The Bean, and I’d like to thank everyone who came out for the event including our very own E.J.
Written and Read For The Sawyer Free Library Lyceum Sponsored Program- Gloucester Reads Poetry
Look for many of the other invited readers’ videos as the week goes on, I know the camera ran out of memory about half way through so I didn’t get to capture everyone unfortunately.
GOOD MORNING GLOUCESTER
Good Morning Gloucester, Open Your Eyes
What Do You See?
Gloucester At Dawn, Fishing Boats Heading To Sea
Working Boats- Lobster Boats- Gillnetters, Draggers and Seiners
Marine Industrial Flowers- Rocky Neck Flowerboxes- Thorny Rosa Rugosa, Fragrant and Colorful Along The Rocky Back Shore
The Sound Of The Dory Oars Clacking Away As The International Dory Boat Racers Practice Before Work
Beautiful Industry Comes Alive- The Fishhouses Hum- The Trucks Bring Our Seafood Harvest To Market
The Herring Boats Pump- The Gulls Fight For The Scraps
As Morning Comes The Community Gathers To Fuel Up At The Lone Gull, The Pleasant St Tea Company and Cape Ann Coffee- “Hey Joe, How Ya Been?”
Planners Start Planning- Doers Start Doing- Road Races – Block Parties- The Fiesta- The Horribles Parade- The Schooner Festival- The Lanesville Parade- Art Haven- Art Coloniy- seART- Nights On The Neck- The Sidewalk Bazaar- The Farmers Market- The Fish Box Derby -The Middle Street Walk- Celebrate Gloucester- Harbor Loop Concerts – The Lobster Trap Tree- A Sheer Embarrassment Of Cultural Events That Bedroom Communities Can Only Envy
Writing Gloucester- Painting Gloucester- Singing Gloucester-Eating Gloucester- Breathing Gloucester
All That Doing’s Got Me Hungry Joe
No Worries- We Can Always Pop Into Virgilio’s for A Nice St Joseph’s Sandwich, or What The Hell A Slice O’ Pizza At 9AM at Sclafaini’s
Let’s Take A Ride Shall We? A Quickie – Spin The Beach By The Footbridge First and Then Head Round East Gloucester (God’s Country, Don’t You Know?) First The Back Shore, Farrington Ave Past Niles Beach Down East Main and Back To The Dock
Offload Those Lobster Boats Joe- Get ‘Em In Get ‘Em Out and Get Paid, Ain’t That The Way?
Well Works All Done Kid, Dusk Is Settin’ In.
Time To Head Home To The Bean and Snoop Maddie Mad
A Quick Ride Down Main St To Check On My Peeps and Give A Wave- “What Up Homie?”
Down Past The Man at The Wheel and Look Out To Dogbar-
Sun’s Settin’ Joe
Good Evening Gloucester
Here is a picture courtesty Sawyer Free Library of the readers for the event-
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Weekend Picks From Your Boy Joey,The Chamber, Rocky Neck and The North Shore Blogger Consortium Thursday April 28, 2011
Thursday April 28th, 2011
Sawyer Free Library Poetry Jam Thursday Night
Tourism Meeting At Cruiseport Open To All Tourism Related Business Owners
Sunday April 30th, 2011
Temple Ahavat Achim Moving Home Procession
Also Check Out The Weekly Catch From The Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce
T H E N E W S F R O M R O C K Y N E C K
North Shore Blogger Consortium Picks-
The wonderful Jane Ward has some great ideas, over at Food and Fiction.
Please welcome Kimmy Bingham and her picks here
Media giant Seth gives up the best of Lynn at Lynn Happens.
Choices from all over New England at The Two Palaverers.
North Shore Dish spices things up with their weekend picks here North Shore Dish
Good Morning Gloucester 