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Recent Press Releases
Counting is Caring: Join the Great Backyard Bird Count, January 30, 2020
Around the world, people are helping birds by counting them for science.
Study: Bird Bodies Predict Lifestyle, January 13, 2020
Wings, beaks, legs, and tails help define a species’ role in an ecosystem.
Study Finds Bird Migration Timing Skewed by Climate Change, December 16, 2019
Weather radar detects change on a continental scale
Watch on Live Camera As a Baby Albatross Grows Up, December 12, 2019
Cornell Lab zooms in on a Royal Albatross nest in New Zealand
Appeal to Their Wild Side With Gifts That Give Back, December 5, 2019
Cornell Lab of Ornithology items support research & conservation
Endangered Whales React to Environmental Changes, November 19, 2019
New study documents altered right whale movements in Massachusetts Bay
Experts
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Robyn Bailey
Project Leader, NestWatch
Nesting Biology • Nest and Egg Identification • Nest Boxes • Citizen ScienceJessie Barry
Program Manager
David Bonter
Director, Citizen Science
Citizen Science • Avian Ecology • Foraging EcologyKathi Borgmann
Communications Coordinator
Science Communication • Bird Identification • Breeding Biology • Avian Conservation • Bird Song • Wildlife Restoration EcologyChristopher Clark
Senior Scientist; Professor
Acoustic Ecology • Behavioral Ecology • Bioacoustics • Animal Communication • Bio-engineeringAndré Dhondt
Director, Bird Population Studies
Disease Ecology • Population Ecology • Behavioral Ecology • Evolutionary Ecology • Conservation BiologyCharles Eldermire
Bird Cams Project Leader
Andrew Farnsworth
Research Associate
Bird Migration • Aeroecology • Bioacoustics • Radar Ornithology • Climate ChangeJohn Fitzpatrick
Executive Director
Administrative Oversight • Fundraising • Board Relations • Conservation Science • External CommunicationEmma Greig
Project Leader
Behavioral EcologyWesley Hochachka
Assistant Director, Bird Population Studies
Population Ecology • Citizen Science • Ecological Informatics • Disease EcologyMarshall Iliff
Project Co-Leader
eBird • Status and Trends • Migration • Species Distribution • TaxonomyHolger Klinck
Director, Bioacoustics Research Program
Frank La Sorte
Research Associate
Bird Migration • Climate Change • Urbanization • Biogeography • MacroecologyIrby Lovette
Fuller Professor of Ornithology
Kevin J. McGowan
Project Manager, Distance Learning in Bird Biology
Crows • Behavioral Ecology • Ornithological Trivia • Bird Identification • Translating Science to General AudiencesTina Phillips
Assistant Director
Citizen Science • Evaluation • Learning • Social ScienceKaren Purcell
Project Leader
Aaron Rice
Principal Ecologist
Bioacoustics • Conservation Biology • Fish Biology • Marine Ecology • Animal BehaviorAmanda Rodewald
Senior Director, Conservation Science
Ken Rosenberg
Applied Conservation Scientist
Bird Habitat • Conservation • SustainabilityViviana Ruiz Gutierrez
Quantitative Ecologist
Applied Population Ecology • Conservation Science • Quantitative Ecology • Tropical Ecology and ConservationEdwin Scholes
Birds-of-Paradise Project Leader
Birds-of-Paradise • Audiovisual Media • New Guinea Ornithology • Evolutionary BiologyMya Thompson
Co-Director for Engagement in Science and Nature
Online Learning • Instructional Design • Media Production • Environmental Education • Animal Communication • Science CommunicationNancy Trautmann
Director, Education
Curriculum Development • Professional Development for K-12 Educators • Research on Learning Outcomes for Teachers and StudentsMike Webster
Director, Macaulay Library
Animal Behavior • Animal Communication • Evolution • Bird Song • Breeding BiologyPeter Wrege
Project Leader
Behavioral Ecology • Bioacoustics • Acoustic Monitoring • Elephant Behavior and Conservation