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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

Experts at the Cornell Lab

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  • Robyn BaileyProject LeaderNesting Biology • Nest and Egg Identification • Nest Boxes • Citizen Science
  • Jessie BarryProgram Manager
  • David Bonter
    David BonterCo-Director, Center for Engagement in Science and NatureCitizen Science • Avian Ecology • Foraging Ecology
  • Kathi Borgmann
    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 Dhondt
    André DhondtDirector, Bird Population StudiesDisease Ecology • Population Ecology • Behavioral Ecology • Evolutionary Ecology • Conservation Biology
  • Charles Eldermire
    Charles EldermireProject Leader
  • Andrew Farnsworth by Lindsay France
    Andrew FarnsworthVisiting ScientistBird Migration • Aeroecology • Bioacoustics • Radar Ornithology • Climate Change
  • John FitzpatrickDirector EmeritusAdministrative Oversight • Fundraising • Board Relations • Conservation Science • External Communication
  • Female in the woods. Staff member Emma Greig
    Emma GreigProject LeaderBehavioral Ecology
  • Wesley Hochachka
    Wesley HochachkaSenior Research AssociatePopulation Ecology • Citizen Science • Ecological Informatics • Disease Ecology
  • Marshall J. IliffProject LeadereBird • Status and Trends • Migration • Species Distribution • Taxonomy
  • Holger Klinck
    Holger KlinckJohn W. Fitzpatrick Director, K. Lisa Yang Center for Conservation Bioacoustics
  • Frank La Sorte
    Frank La SorteVisiting ScientistBird Migration • Climate Change • Urbanization • Biogeography • Macroecology • Environmental Pollution
  • Irby Lovette
    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 Phillips
    Tina PhillipsAssistant Director, Engagement in Science and NatureCitizen Science • Evaluation • Learning • Social Science
  • Aaron Rice
    Aaron RicePrincipal EcologistBioacoustics • Conservation Biology • Fish Biology • Marine Ecology • Animal Behavior
  • Amanda Rodewald
    Amanda RodewaldGarvin Professor and Senior Director, Center for Avian Population Studies
  • Viviana Ruiz Gutierrez by Dave Burbank
    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 Thompson
    Mya ThompsonCo-Director, Engagement in Science and NatureOnline Learning • Instructional Design • Media Production • Environmental Education • Animal Communication • Science Communication
  • Mike Webster
    Mike WebsterDirector, Macaulay LibraryAnimal Behavior • Animal Communication • Evolution • Bird Song • Breeding Biology

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Golden-cheeked Warbler by Bryan Calk/Macaulay Library