On the eleventh anniversary of 9/11, twin spotlights once again shot into the night sky above Manhattan to offer a tribute to the men and women we lost during the 2001 attacks. It was a clear and cool night, almost calm and with a hint of a southerly breeze. In another long-repeated annual event, thousands [...]
The holiday season doesn’t start officially for another nine days or so, but there’s a new book on the horizon that might earn a place on your advance list. It’s the Bird Songs Bible, a hefty tome from Chronicle Books that also features hundreds of recordings from the Cornell Lab—built right in. The book covers [...]
I hope everyone’s enjoying the visible glories of spring migration – but don’t let your ears miss out! Here’s staff researcher Lewis Grove with another installment on listening to migration: Whether you already know their call or not, right now is a great time to get out and listen for White-throated Sparrows. They’re one of [...]
[viddler id=61f4db30&w=545&h=424] We’ve been hearing reports from all over lately about newly returning migrants: a Pine Warbler heard over New York City late one night; Louisiana Waterthrushes in Philadelphia, a Prothonotary Warbler seen over a North Florida beach. Here’s another post about listening to migration, from Lab researchers Mike Powers and Lewis Grove. Here’s Mike: [...]
