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Join Online Events to Celebrate Bird Migration, September 15, 2020
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Grants Awarded to Land Trusts for Bird Conservation, September 2, 2020
Funded work will protect birds on private lands

Join “Lights Out Texas” Now To Protect Migrating Birds, September 1, 2020
Get migration alerts for nights with the heaviest bird traffic

Scientists Issue Rebuke of New EPA Rule That Compromises U.S. Waters, August 13, 2020
Rule removes Clean Water Act protections

Study: Oriole Hybridization Is a Dead End, August 3, 2020
Scientists say Baltimore and Bullock’s Orioles are not merging

New U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service rule undermines mission to protect birds, July 16, 2020
New rule counteracts FWS’s mission and does not simplify the regulatory environment for businesses

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  • Robyn Bailey

    Project Leader, NestWatch

    Nesting Biology • Nest and Egg Identification • Nest Boxes • Citizen Science

  • Jessie Barry

    Program Manager

  • David Bonter

    Co-Director, Center for Engagement in Science and Nature

    Citizen Science • Avian Ecology • Foraging Ecology

  • Kathi Borgmann

    Communications Coordinator

    Science Communication • Bird Identification • Breeding Biology • Avian Conservation • Bird Song • Wildlife Restoration Ecology

  • Christopher Clark

    Senior Scientist; Professor

    Acoustic Ecology • Behavioral Ecology • Bioacoustics • Animal Communication • Bio-engineering

  • André Dhondt

    Director, Bird Population Studies

    Disease Ecology • Population Ecology • Behavioral Ecology • Evolutionary Ecology • Conservation Biology

  • Charles Eldermire

    Bird Cams Project Leader

  • Andrew Farnsworth

    Senior Research Associate

    Bird Migration • Aeroecology • Bioacoustics • Radar Ornithology • Climate Change

  • John Fitzpatrick

    Executive Director

    Administrative Oversight • Fundraising • Board Relations • Conservation Science • External Communication

  • Emma Greig

    Project Leader

    Behavioral Ecology

  • Wesley Hochachka

    Assistant Director, Bird Population Studies

    Population Ecology • Citizen Science • Ecological Informatics • Disease Ecology

  • Marshall Iliff

    Project Co-Leader

    eBird • Status and Trends • Migration • Species Distribution • Taxonomy

  • Holger Klinck

    Director, Bioacoustics Research Program

  • Frank La Sorte

    Research Associate

    Bird Migration • Climate Change • Urbanization • Biogeography • Macroecology

  • Irby 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 Audiences

  • Tina Phillips

    Assistant Director

    Citizen Science • Evaluation • Learning • Social Science

  • Karen Purcell

    Project Leader

  • Aaron Rice

    Principal Ecologist

    Bioacoustics • Conservation Biology • Fish Biology • Marine Ecology • Animal Behavior

  • Amanda Rodewald

    Director, Center for Avian Population Studies

  • Ken Rosenberg

    Applied Conservation Scientist

    Bird Habitat • Conservation • Sustainability

  • Viviana Ruiz Gutierrez

    Quantitative Ecologist

    Applied Population Ecology • Conservation Science • Quantitative Ecology • Tropical Ecology and Conservation

  • Edwin Scholes

    Birds-of-Paradise Project Leader

    Birds-of-Paradise • Audiovisual Media • New Guinea Ornithology • Evolutionary Biology

  • Mya Thompson

    Co-Director for Engagement in Science and Nature

    Online Learning • Instructional Design • Media Production • Environmental Education • Animal Communication • Science Communication

  • Nancy Trautmann

    Director, Education

    Curriculum Development • Professional Development for K-12 Educators • Research on Learning Outcomes for Teachers and Students

  • Mike Webster

    Director, Macaulay Library

    Animal Behavior • Animal Communication • Evolution • Bird Song • Breeding Biology

  • Peter Wrege

    Project Leader

    Behavioral Ecology • Bioacoustics • Acoustic Monitoring • Elephant Behavior and Conservation


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