A WORLD CENTER FOR BIRD STUDY
Join us on a tour of the Lab of Ornithology’s spectacular new facility at Sapsucker Woods.

VISITORS WELCOME!
The Lab’s new visitors’ center offers a host of interactive displays as well as sound and visual programs to teach visitors about birds.

BUILDING A NETWORK OF CITIZEN SCIENTISTS
The Lab depends on trained volunteers to answer vital questions about birds and their habitats.

A MUSEUM FOR THE 21st CENTURY
The Cornell University Museum of Vertebrates takes a dynamic new approach to research collections, using a combination of specimens, field observations, video footage, sound recordings, and DNA sequencing to study wildlife.

A LIBRARY OF SIGHT AND SOUND
The Macaulay Library’s extensive collection of wildlife videos and sound recordings provides a vital resource for researchers.

SOUND TOOLS FOR WILDLIFE RESEARCH
The Lab’s Bioacoustics Research Program is a world pioneer in developing technologies and methods using sound to study and count wildlife populations.

DECIPHERING MOLECULAR MYSTERIES
Using DNA, researchers in the Lab’s Evolutionary Biology program explore the complexities of bird behavior, ecology, and evolution.

THE VIEW FROM THE MEZZANINE
From a lofty perch, high above the rest of the Lab, the Information Technologies group creates high-tech solutions for gathering and dispersing data about birds.

INTRODUCING BNA ONLINE
The acclaimed Birds of North America series gets set to fly into cyberspace.

TEACHING THE NEXT GENERATION
The Lab of Ornithology plays a vital role in education nationwide.

BIRD CONSERVATION: OUR COMMON MISSION
Helping to preserve birds and their habitats is the primary goal of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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