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Recent News Releases & Stories

Great Horned Owl Comes to Live Bird Cams Project, Cornell Chronicle, March 5, 2024

FLACO Act Essential to Prevent Bird Strikes, Combat Population Declines, February 26, 2024.

Flock Together for the Great Backyard Bird Count, January 23, 2024
Share the joy of birding with others during this global event

Study: Only 18% of the global land area that is needed for human well-being and biodiversity is currently protected, January 10, 2024
New study highlights areas of potential conflict and loss

Apply Now for 2024 Land Trust Grants, January 23, 2024
Funds support conservation on private lands

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    David BonterCo-Director, Center for Engagement in Science and NatureCitizen Science • Avian Ecology • Foraging Ecology
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    Charles EldermireProject Leader, Bird Cams
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    Emma GreigProject Leader, Project FeederWatchBehavioral Ecology
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    Wesley HochachkaSenior Research AssociatePopulation Ecology • Citizen Science • Ecological Informatics • Disease Ecology
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    Holger KlinckJohn W. Fitzpatrick Director, K. Lisa Yang Center for Conservation Bioacoustics
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    Frank La SorteSenior Research AssociateBird Migration • Climate Change • Urbanization • Biogeography • Macroecology • Environmental Pollution
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    Irby LovetteDirector, Fuller Evolutionary Biology Program and Director, Center for Biodiversity Studies and Higher Education
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    Tina PhillipsAssistant Director, Engagement in Science and NatureCitizen Science • Evaluation • Learning • Social Science
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    Aaron RicePrincipal EcologistBioacoustics • Conservation Biology • Fish Biology • Marine Ecology • Animal Behavior
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    Amanda RodewaldGarvin Professor and Senior Director, Center for Avian Population Studies
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    Viviana Ruiz GutierrezAssistant Director, Center for Avian Population Studies • Program Leader, Conservation ScienceApplied Population Ecology • Conservation Science • Quantitative Ecology • Tropical Ecology and Conservation
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    Mya ThompsonCo-Director, Engagement in Science and NatureOnline Learning • Instructional Design • Media Production • Environmental Education • Animal Communication • Science Communication
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    Mike WebsterDirector, Macaulay LibraryAnimal Behavior • Animal Communication • Evolution • Bird Song • Breeding Biology

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