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Southern Wings Full Annual Cycle Migratory Bird Online Guide Now Available, January 6, 2025.
Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies releases online Bird Guide utilizing the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s eBird program data including U.S. State Level eBird Data Summaries and eBird Status and Trends models to help states identify priority bird species and to develop state wildlife action plans.
In The News
- Flock Together for the Great Backyard Bird Count: Find birds in your community and share the joy , The Chestertown Spy
- Cavity-Nesting Birds Use Shed Snake Skin in Nest Construction to Deter Predators , Today Headline
- Fish Are Chattier Than Previously Thought , The Scientist
- The Great Backyard Bird Count Feb. 14-17 , Los Alamos Daily Post
- Long Overlooked and Understudied, the Fish Crow Is Worth Your Attention , Audubon Nebraska
- Some birds use snake skins in their nests to deter predators , Earth.com
- 7 Ways to Keep Your Bird Bath from Freezing in Winter, According to Experts , MSN.com
- Songbirds Socialize on the Wing During Migration, New Study Says , Environmental News Network
- Fear of Snakes Exploited by Birds To Protect Nests , Newsweek
- Cavity-nesting birds decorate with snake skin to deter predators , The National Tribune
- Migrating Birds Sing to Team Up with Other Species , Scientific American
- Desert birds are the first to feel the effects of a warming planet. They need our help , The Arizona Republic
- To advocates for migrating birds, Baltimore Convention Center is the “alcove of death” , Baltimore Brew
- Extremely rare yellow cardinal flies into a Michigan backyard , MSN.com
- Create the Ultimate Backyard Bird Habitat , Birds & Blooms
- Southern Wings Full Annual Cycle Migratory Bird Online Guide Now Available , Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies
- How Long Does It Take Birds to Find a Bird Feeder? Tips for Bird Watchers , Green Matters
Experts at the Cornell Lab
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- Robyn BaileyProject LeaderNesting Biology • Nest and Egg Identification • Nest Boxes • Participatory Science
- Jessie BarryProgram Manager
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- Holger KlinckJohn W. Fitzpatrick Director, K. Lisa Yang Center for Conservation Bioacoustics
- Irby LovetteDirector, Fuller Evolutionary Biology Program and Director, Center for Biodiversity Studies and Higher Education
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- Aaron RicePrincipal EcologistBioacoustics • Conservation Biology • Fish Biology • Marine Ecology • Animal Behavior
- Amanda RodewaldGarvin Professor and Senior Director, Center for Avian Population Studies
- Viviana Ruiz GutierrezAssistant Director, Center for Avian Population Studies • Program Leader, Conservation ScienceApplied Population Ecology • Conservation Science • Quantitative Ecology • Tropical Ecology and Conservation
- Edwin ScholesProject LeaderBirds-of-Paradise • Audiovisual Media • New Guinea Ornithology • Evolutionary Biology
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- Mike WebsterDirector, Macaulay LibraryAnimal Behavior • Animal Communication • Evolution • Bird Song • Breeding Biology
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