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Common Merganser by Jonathan Irons / Macaulay Library.
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[upbeat music] What bird is that? How much do they eat? Why are they so colorful? What’s that bird doing? Curiosity gives rise to questions. Where do migratory birds go? What do birds tell us about our changing world? How can I help? Will they be here when I grow up? We are dedicated to finding answers together. Revealing how nature works. Linking a global community. Opening doors to the natural world. Transforming science into action. We are working together…to better understand our connections…to life on earth. [LOGO] The Cornell Lab of Ornithology, join us. [music resolves]

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Baltimore Oriole by Matthew Plante / Macaulay Library.

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Photo credits: Wood Thrush by John Petruzzi / Macaulay Library with graphic by Sarah Serrousi; Tree Swallow by Marie Read; Yellow Warbler courtesy of Bird Academy; birds on feeder by Bird Cams; Northern Cardinal by Bob Dunlap / Macaulay Library; Golden-fronted Woodpecker by Marcy Barbosa / BirdSpotter; three young birders courtesy of eBird; boy with ducks courtesy of CUBs; Calliope Hummingbird by Marya Moosman / Macaulay Library; children with binoculars by Susan Spear; students at Cornell Botanical Gardens by Justin Muir; young birders in woods courtesy of eBird; elephant by Scott Anger/Lost Bird Films; coffee beans in hand by Gustave Axelson; Philippine Eagle by Neil Rettig; Cornell Lab in fall by Dimitri Ponirakis; boardwalk in autumn by Tim Gallagher; girl with notebook courtesy of the Cornell Lab; composite of a hovering Green-breasted Mango by Jesús Antonio Moo Yam; aerial photos of burned landscape by Michael Sweeney; Purple Martins by Alex Eberts / Macaulay Library; Golden-cheeked Warbler by Bryan Calk / Macaulay Library.

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Golden-cheeked Warbler by Bryan Calk/Macaulay Library