April 23, 2009
by Luke Auburn
Imagine RIT exhibit highlight: Virtual Bird Watching
Presenter: David Mathiason
Description: A live audio/video conference with honors ornithology students at the RIT bird banding station.
How is the exhibit creative and/or innovative: The banding effort on RIT’s campus is part of a larger research effort on stopover ecology.
Exhibit experience for visitors: Visitors can remotely interact with student banding assistants in the wetlands and learn about the diversity of bird species that migrate through this area. For more information on the festival, visit www.rit.edu/imagine