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Recent News Releases & Stories
Mass Bird Deaths in Botulism Outbreak are Linked to Climate Crisis, October 16 2024, The Guardian
How Scientists Started to Decode Birdsong, October 14, 2-24, The New Yorker
Blown Off Course and Washed Away, Wildlife Hit by Hurricanes, October 14, 2024, The Washington Post
Lights Out Texas Initiative Aims to Protect Migrating Birds this Fall, October 11, 2024, CBS News
Here’s Everything You Need To Get Into Birding, October 10, 2024, National Geographic
What’s Got ‘Bird Nerds’ Chirping? Armies Of Amateurs On Their Lawn, October 9, 2024, The Wall Street Journal
Major Bird Migration ‘Pulse’ Coming To NYC — Much To The Excitement Of Bird Watchers, October 4, 2024 New York Post
Hurricane Helene Spawns Mass Migration Of A Half-Billion Birds, October 2, 2024, The Seattle Times
Is Wildfire Smoke Causing Birds To Tend To Empty Nests? September 31, 2024, MSN.Com
Do Hummingbirds Migrate? Where Do They Go In The Winter? September 28, 2024, Country Living
Weather Radar Showed A Strange Blue Mass In The Eye Of Hurricane Helene. What Was It? September 27, 2024, Vox
‘Birding Buddies’ Build Social And Science Communication Skills, September 26, 2024, Cornell Chronicle
How The Family Of Birds In My Yard Became Internet Stars, Who Knew There Was So Much Drama In Nesting Season? September 27, 2024, NY Magazine
Opinion To Save The Birds, I’m Killing My Farm, September 27, 2024, The Washington Post
6 Handy Nature Apps To Enhance Your Hikes, September 26, 2024, Los Angeles Times
Chickadees Show How Species Boundaries Can Shift And Blur, September 17, 2024, Scientific American
New Methods, Designs Aim To Cut Down On Bird Strikes, September 15, 2024, CBS Sunday Morning
Climate Change Leave Some Migrating Birds ‘Out Of Sync’ And Hungry, September 9, 2024, USA Today
Scientists Say ‘Lost Birds List’ Will Help Protect Rare Species, September 7, 2024, Forbes
Failed U.S. ‘War On Drugs’ Endangers Central American Bird Habitats, Study Warns, September 3, 2024, Mongabay
State-By-State Data Boosts Bird Conservation Planning, September 4, 2024, Cornell Chronicle
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- Robyn BaileyProject LeaderNesting Biology • Nest and Egg Identification • Nest Boxes • Citizen Science
- Jessie BarryProgram Manager
- David BonterCo-Director, Center for Engagement in Science and NatureCitizen Science • Avian Ecology • Foraging Ecology
- Kathi BorgmannCommunications ManagerScience Communication • Bird Identification • Breeding Biology • Avian Conservation • Bird Song • Wildlife Restoration Ecology
- Christopher ClarkSenior Scientist EmeritusAcoustic Ecology • Behavioral Ecology • Bioacoustics • Animal Communication • Bio-engineering
- André DhondtDirector, Bird Population StudiesDisease Ecology • Population Ecology • Behavioral Ecology • Evolutionary Ecology • Conservation Biology
- Charles EldermireProject Leader
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- John FitzpatrickDirector EmeritusAdministrative Oversight • Fundraising • Board Relations • Conservation Science • External Communication
- Wesley HochachkaSenior Research AssociatePopulation Ecology • Citizen Science • Ecological Informatics • Disease Ecology
- Marshall J. IliffProject LeadereBird • Status and Trends • Migration • Species Distribution • Taxonomy
- Holger KlinckJohn W. Fitzpatrick Director, K. Lisa Yang Center for Conservation Bioacoustics
- Frank La SorteVisiting ScientistBird Migration • Climate Change • Urbanization • Biogeography • Macroecology • Environmental Pollution
- Irby LovetteDirector, Fuller Evolutionary Biology Program and Director, Center for Biodiversity Studies and Higher Education
- Kevin J. McGowanSenior Course Developer and InstructorCrows • Behavioral Ecology • Ornithological Trivia • Bird Identification • Translating Science to General Audiences
- Tina PhillipsAssistant Director, Engagement in Science and NatureCitizen Science • Evaluation • Learning • Social Science
- 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
- Mya ThompsonCo-Director, Engagement in Science and NatureOnline Learning • Instructional Design • Media Production • Environmental Education • Animal Communication • Science Communication
- Mike WebsterDirector, Macaulay LibraryAnimal Behavior • Animal Communication • Evolution • Bird Song • Breeding Biology
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