Scouting Day 2: How to Scout for Warblers in New Jersey
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View ArticleWorld Series results: Epic day of migration finds Cornell Lab teams at front...
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View ArticleThis Weekend: Young Birders Flock to Cornell Lab
A highly accomplished group of young birders will gather here at the Cornell Lab this weekend for our fourth annual Young Birders Event, sponsored this year by Carl Zeiss Sports Optics. Their agenda...
View ArticleQ&A: Olivia Bouler on the Cornell Lab, starfishes, and building a “kid army”
It’s been a little over a year since Olivia Bouler came to visit the Lab and taught an arts workshop for local kids. Olivia made headlines during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010, when she...
View ArticleWildlife-Trafficking Bust Highlights Problems in Caged Bird Trade
Writing intern Abby McBride explores the caged bird industry with help from Cornell Lab scientist Eduardo Iñigo-Elias, who coordinates our Neotropical Bird Conservation Initiative. Here’s Abby:...
View Article9/11 Tribute in Light Illuminates Thousands of Migrating Songbirds
On the eleventh anniversary of 9/11, twin spotlights once again shot into the night sky above Manhattan to offer a tribute to the men and women we lost during the 2001 attacks. It was a clear and cool...
View ArticleMaking sense of coffee labels: Does your coffee support wintering warblers?
Imagine you walk into the neighborhood coffee house for your morning cup of joe, and on the counter is a tip jar with a sign reading, “$ for wintering warblers” with a photo of a Chestnut-sided...
View ArticleLecture and New Book Chronicle Epic Quest for Birds-of-Paradise
Thirty-nine of the most gorgeous, outlandish animals in the world—the birds-of-paradise—live only in New Guinea, associated islands, and adjacent tropical Australia. Though they’ve been known for...
View ArticleWhat we do: 8 TED-style talks about birds and saving the world
At an event in Washington, DC, this weekend, Cornell Lab directors presented a set of short, crisp, exciting talks about the work that we do. They’re a great introduction to the kinds of exciting...
View ArticleShow how you help birds in “No Bird Left Behind” contest
How can we make life easier for birds in our neighborhoods? That’s the question behind the latest seasonal challenge from Celebrate Urban Birds. This Cornell Lab of Ornithology citizen-scence project...
View ArticleWeighing the Fate of the Gunnison Sage-Grouse
UPDATE: We received many requests from readers for information on how to submit a public comment on the proposed listing of the Gunnison Sage-Grouse. You can comment on this page anytime up to...
View ArticleWhat’s It Like to Find 264 Species in One Big Day? [video]
Big Days are intense: Last year, our Team Sapsucker spent all 24 hours of April 27 scouring central and eastern Texas for birds. They had three dozen species on their list before dawn broke, and hit...
View ArticleBicknell’s Thrush Surveys Turn Up Illegal Clearing in Dominican Republic
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View ArticleOrnithologist, conservationist Robert Ridgely receives 2013 Allen Award
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology bestowed its prestigious Arthur A. Allen Award for 2013 to Dr. Robert Ridgely, at a ceremony May 14 at the New-York Historical Society Museum and Library. The award,...
View ArticleBird Friendly Coffee Now Available at a Major Retailer
By Gustave Axelson You may also be interested in our main page about Bird Friendly, organic, and shade-grown coffees. Smithsonian-certified Bird Friendly coffee is the strictest standard for...
View ArticleEight Great Reasons to Love the New Migratory Bird Stamp
Tip: You can buy the 2013-2014 stamp at many post offices, National Wildlife Refuge offices, and sporting-goods stores, as well as online from USPS and Amplex. A brand-new piece of fine art goes on...
View ArticleNew State of the Birds Report Highlights Private Lands
When people think of bird habitat, they likely think of vast, pristine places such as national parks, wildlife refuges, and wilderness areas. But working lands—farmlands, ranchlands, and...
View ArticleOf Dodos, Darwin, and Imperial Woodpeckers
This post was written by Tim Gallagher (left), the editor of Living Bird magazine. He’s also the author of several books, most recently Imperial Dreams: Tracking the Imperial Woodpecker Through the...
View ArticleThe Legacy of Ted Parker
Ted Parker in Guyana; photograph by Haroldo Castro/Conservation International This post was written by Tim Gallagher, editor of Living Bird magazine. August 3, 2013, marks the 20th anniversary of the...
View ArticleBird Songs Altered by PCB Contamination, Study Finds
By Pat Leonard It may not kill them outright, but low-level PCB contamination is disrupting the way some birds sing their songs. So conclude the authors of a seven-year Cornell University study...
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