Lab Happenings

Spring Field Ornithology (local) course

Learn to identify many of the birds of the Cayuga Lake area in our popular eight-week spring birding course with Dr. Steve Kress. The course runs from late March through mid May. You can sign up for the lectures, field trips, or BOTH sections! Optional overnight excursions are also offered later in the course. There are no homework assignments or exams - just fun! Sign up to learn more about the secret lives of the birds in your backyard, and how to create habitat for them. Visit http://www.birds.cornell.edu/sfo for more information.

A reissue of the classic Doc Allen recording!

An Evening in Sapsucker Woods

Now available on CD!An Evening in Sapsucker Woods, the classic 1958 recording by Lab founder Arthur "Doc" Allen! Features the voices of birds and other animals in Sapsucker Woods and is narrated by Doc Allen himself. The booklet includes photos of the Lab then and now, and an introduction by current Lab director John Fitzpatrick. Enjoy the tranquility of Sapsucker Woods sanctuary right in your own home. Available at our online store at this link.

Lab's Thrush Management Guidelines Now Online

Get your copy of A Land Manager's Guide to Improving Habitat Requirements for Forest Thrushes online today at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/LabPrograms/Conservation/landmanagerguides.html. Based on findings from our Birds in Forested Landscapes citizen-science project. Scarlet Tanager habitat management guidelines are also available online! For more information about the Birds in Forested Landscapes project visit http://www.birds.cornell.edu/bfl/.

Monday Night Seminar Series

The Lab's popular Monday Night Seminar series schedule is available here. If you live in the area or are visiting, be sure to attend these popular lectures by leaders in their particular fields. For more information, contact cornellbirds@cornell.edu.