I'm forwarding this message from Vanderbilt University. They're conducting a study for which they are seeking birders of all levels. Sounds interesting. Kathy Van Der Aue Southport, Connecticut Visit my Blog at http://naturaliststable.wordpress.com ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Vanderbilt Category Laboratory <vanderbiltbirdexpertise@gmail.com> Date: Thu, Sep 17, 2015 at 3:01 PM Subject: Vanderbilt Birders Expertise To: kathyVDA@gmail.com Dear President Kathy Van Der Aue, I am contacting you on behalf of Professor Thomas Palmeri of Vanderbilt University. Our laboratory studies expertise. We are currently conducting a research project testing birding experts funded by the National Science Foundation. We are trying to recruit birders of all experience levels, from beginners to experts. I am writing to ask for your permission to contact members of the Connecticut Ornithological Association to see if they might be interested in participating in our research. Could you help us to send a brief invitation (please see attached) to your group, either directly by email, forwarded by email on our behalf, or posted in a newsletter or web site? Our experiments are all online. Birders can simply register and participate by copying and pasting this link into their browser: http://expertise.psy.vanderbilt.edu/ If you or your members wish to know more about us, visit our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/pages/This-is-Your-Brain-on-Birds/158030504237705?sk=info&tab=page_info or visit our website at http://catlab.psy.vanderbilt.edu/ Ethan Schmerling Research Assistant vanderbiltbirdexpertise@gmail.com <https://email.vanderbilt.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=bX445-oCqEu1uV1iWtbCk8ebNMeMu9EIBQwTrIK9zA-7z9hnKu7O2LqAwFBGMO6uTU73tR6vyGI.&URL=mailto%3avanderbiltbirdexpertise%40gmail.com> Thomas Palmeri, Ph.D Professor of Psychology Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN 37240 thomas.j.palmeri@vanderbilt.edu <https://email.vanderbilt.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=bX445-oCqEu1uV1iWtbCk8ebNMeMu9EIBQwTrIK9zA-7z9hnKu7O2LqAwFBGMO6uTU73tR6vyGI.&URL=mailto%3athomas.j.palmeri%40vanderbilt.edu> http://catlab.psy.vanderbilt.edu/ <https://email.vanderbilt.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=bX445-oCqEu1uV1iWtbCk8ebNMeMu9EIBQwTrIK9zA-7z9hnKu7O2LqAwFBGMO6uTU73tR6vyGI.&URL=http%3a%2f%2fcatlab.psy.vanderbilt.edu%2f>