New Jayhawks on Parade Web site offers virtual bird-watching

LAWRENCE -- University of Kansas fans may want to grab their binoculars to do some digital bird-watching at a new Web site featuring Jayhawks on Parade.

The site, located at www.jayhawkstour.ku.edu, features 360-degree photographs and detailed information about 30 fiberglass birds that have come to roost across campus and the city of Lawrence through October.

Visitors to the Web site will find descriptions of each Jayhawk, the artist's biography and a map to its location.

Some of the birds offer the opportunity to "fly around the Hawk" using the QuickTime program.

The sometimes-whimsical interpretations of the KU mascot are sponsored by the university, area businesses and individuals, and the birds were decorated by local artists. They are being exhibited throughout the city in celebration of the Jayhawk and the city it calls home.

The Web site was developed by the KU Office of University Relations with assistance on the artists' biographies from the KU Alumni Association.

The virtual tour also can be accessed through the KU home page at www.ku.edu.

For additional information about Jayhawks on Parade, the Lawrence Convention and Visitors Bureau has established a Web site at www.jayhawksonparade.com. The bureau also can be reached at (785) 865-4411.