In this special edition, we're highlighting some of our conservation work from the past year. We are incredibly thankful for you and our community of supporters who make progress possible.
Biologists monitor Whimbrels on Deveaux Bank in South Carolina. Photo by Andy Johnson.
How the Cornell Lab is Stepping Up Our Work to Make a Global Impact
From the depths of the oceans, to the coasts of the Americas, to the vast Arctic tundra: Your support for the Cornell Lab has a profound impact. You are helping to accelerate the Lab's mission to protect birds and biodiversity and to foster in people a deeper understanding of and love for the natural world. Take a moment to look through our annual report, full of stories that testify to the power of collective action to spark positive change. Thank you.
Do you know this bird? Here's an audio hint. Mystery sound by Tom Johnson / Macaulay Library.
Screen capture from video recorded by Christy Hand, for permitted research purposes.
Which Species Is This?
In the deep shadows of dense marshes lives this impossibly elusive bird. Rarely heard and even less often seen, its numbers are falling as sea levels rise and development creeps in. Do you know its name?
Millions of shorebirds migrate the length of the Americas every year, from the Arctic as far as Argentina. Their lives touch virtually every country in the Americas. And they are disappearing.
To safeguard the places they depend on, our Coastal Solutions Fellows are engaging in creative conservation. Journey along the Pacific Flyway to meet the environmental leaders in Latin America who are crossing disciplines, forging unlikely partnerships, and making conservation happen at a hemispheric scale.
Rose-breasted Grosbeak by Kia R. Jasper / Macaulay Library.
eBird Pinpoints "Sister Cities" for Migratory Birds
As they wing their way across the hemisphere twice a year, birds are connecting places in North and South America. eBird data is helping bring these connections to light. Visualize where "your" birds are spending the other parts of the year, and learn how this knowledge is shaping new ideas for conservation.
Bird News and Resources
Making Merlin More Marvelous: 65 million bird photos and more than 1,300 annotators are continually improving the world's leading bird identification app. Dive into the fascinating human dimensions of the machine-learning process.
A Trend to Watch at Your Feeder: Last year FeederWatchersaround North America reported the lowest abundance of birds in the last decade of the project. Read the details.
Attend a Bird Festival: Festivals are a great way to enjoy birds and meet like-minded people—check out our full listings.
Join Our Flock, or Spread Joy to a Loved One: By becoming a Cornell Lab member, you'll support our conservation work, free resources like Merlin and eBird, and you'll receive our award-winning quarterly magazine, Living Bird. Join today or give a gift membership.
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