My email address

I am learning how to use the Plattsburgh e-mail system. In the future, please send e-mails to philip.brown@plattsburgh.edu. I'll still get the ones sent to my other address, so don't worry if you have already sent some there.

Thanks.

Story idea

Above is a photo of a brown pelican that jumped on this girl's kayak on Lows Lake in the Adirondacks last week. The bird was first seen on Fourth Lake near Old Forge. Birders were very excited because brown pelicans had never been observed in the Adirondacks before. They live in the south, from the Gulf Coast as far north as Maryland. The bird's behavior led some to think something was wrong with it. Eventually, it was captured and taken to a veterinary clinic near Saranac Lake. Sadly, I learned today that it died. There will be a necropsy to determine the cause of death. It has been speculated that the pelican was blown north by a hurricane. It may have had an obstruction in its stomach. Would anyone like to do a story about this pelican instead of the one assigned last week? Or perhaps tackle it for your second story?

First assignment

I just want to remind everyone about the assignment for next week.

1. Finish creating your blog and send me your link. Also, sign up as a follower to my blog. Before the next class, find an article (or two or more) from Science Times that interests you and submit a post about it. The posts can be short. Show that you have read and understood the material.

2. Do some preliminary research and thinking about your story assignment. Send me an e-mail with your thoughts. I will be getting back in touch with each of you with possible contacts for the stories. In some cases, I will be able to bring in background material to the next class.

3. Read pages 2-17 in A Field Guide for Science Writers.

Look for other posts. I'm not sure how often I'll be posting stuff, but it wouldn't hurt to check once a day. If you follow or subscribe to my site, you may be getting the posts automatically. Not really sure how Blogspot works, so let me know.

See you next week.