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Recent News Releases & Stories
Great Backyard Bird Count Results: Wow! March 21, 2023
Half a million participants did their bit for birds
Watch Baby Birds for the Joy and the Science of It, March 20, 2023
Witness the fascinating family lives of birds with NestWatch
Climate Change Alters a Human-Raptor Relationship, March 14, 2023
Dairy farmers welcome Bald Eagles
Grassroots Data Vital for Reducing Deadly Bird-Window Strikes, March 7, 2023
International study calls for increased support of citizen science
Study Finds Social Bird Species May Be Less Competitive, March 1, 2023
Behavioral data collected by Project FeederWatch participants
Nature Close to Home Associated with Well-Being During COVID, February 13, 2023
Study examines types of nature engagement during pandemic
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- Robyn BaileyProject LeaderNesting Biology • Nest and Egg Identification • Nest Boxes • Citizen Science
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- Holger KlinckJohn W. Fitzpatrick Director, K. Lisa Yang Center for Conservation Bioacoustics
- Frank La SorteSenior Research AssociateBird Migration • Climate Change • Urbanization • Biogeography • Macroecology • Environmental Pollution
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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 Leader, Birds-of-ParadiseBirds-of-Paradise • Audiovisual Media • New Guinea Ornithology • Evolutionary Biology
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