2012 News Releases

• Park & Refuge Visitors Find Local Information With "eBird Info Center," December 4, 2012
  New functions help visitors find birds and other local attractions and resources
   
• No Birds Left Behind, November 2012
  New contest seeks entries showing how people help birds in cities 
   
• All 39 Bird-of-Paradise Species Documented for First Time, November 2012
  Photographs, videos reveal new discoveries about world’s most extraordinary birds  
   
• Top "Birdy" Gifts for the Holidays, November 15, 2012
  Gifts for nature lovers that support bird conservation at the same time
   
• Call For Mini-Grant Applicants, November 6, 2012
  Funds support neighborhood events about birds and nature
   
• Great Backyard Bird Count Goes Global in 2013, October 29, 2012
  Bird watchers worldwide can take part for the first time
   
• Forecast: Party Sunny, Mostly Birdy, October 17, 2012
  Project FeederWatch needs more participants to track winter bird movements
   
• National Geographic Young Explorers Grant Workshop at Cornell, September 4, 2012
  October 13 workshop is free for registered students
  
  
• New Bird Species Discovered in Peru, August 6, 2012
  A bird never before described by science is discovered and named by Cornell University graduates
  
  
• Young Birders Flock to Cornell Lab of Ornithology, July 16
  Teens learn how to turn their passion into a career
  
  
• Fan Out to Find Funky Nests! May 23
  Annual contest seeks unusual nesting sites
  
  
• Cornell Birding Team Bikes to 164-Species Victory, May 16
  World Series of Birding win raises funds for conservation
  
  
• Cornell  Students Chase Fourth World Series of Birding Win, May 8
  The Redheads compete to raise funds for student research
  
  
• Cornell Birders Overcome Obstacles to Tie American Record, May 1
  Marathon 24 hours of birding raises funds for conservation
  
  
• "Reality TV" for Birds--in High Def, April 30
  Groundbreaking 24/7 video feeds offer rare glimpse into heron nest
  
  
• Snowy Surprise: Hawk Eggs Hatch as Thousands Watch, April 24
  Live video streams from 70 feet above Cornell campus
  
  
• Cornell Birders Plan 24-hour Race to Set Record, April 17
  Goal is to find the most bird species and raise the most money for conservation
  
  
• Swarovski Optik Sponsors eBird Website, April 12
  Optics company supports worldwide online bird-reporting project
  
  
• New BirdLog App Transforms Bird Watching, April 5
  Users share bird sightings using their smartphones
  
  
• Get a New View of Bird Life with NestWatch, April 3
  Help track changes in bird nesting activities
   
• Bird Ranges Shift Northward, But Not as Fast as Climate, March 27
  Study finds shifts in bird ranges lag decades behind changes in temperature
  
  
• In an Unusual Winter--Where and Why Birds Traveled, March 21
  Insights from record-breaking Great Backyard Bird Count
  
  
• Carl Zeiss Sponsors the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, March 5
  Carl Zeiss Sports Optics will sponsor several programs in the coming year
  
  
• Capture the Sounds of Nature at Recording Workshop, March 1
  Register now for annual Cornell Lab of Ornithology course
  
  
• New Research Reveals Crucial Habitat Design Needed for Endangered Florida Scrub-Jay, February 22
  Study finds a direct connection between genetic variation and geographic distance
  
  
• Join the Great Backyard Bird Count February 17-20, February 6
  Unusual winter weather could make this one of the most intriguing counts ever
  
  
• Banish Winter Blues with Spring Birds, January 18
  Sign up for the eight-week Spring Field Ornithology course held at the Cornell Lab
  
  
• Good News for a Bad-Luck Bird, January 13
  First-ever images of a Black-capped Petrel chick; search for other nests

2011 News Releases

• Green Gifts That Help the Birds, December 9
  Gifts for bird watchers also support the Cornell Lab and its programs

• Call for Mini-Grant Applicants, November 3
  Celebrate Urban Birds grants help fund neighborhood events about birds and nature
  

• More FeederWatchers Needed to Track Generations of Birds, November 1
  Project FeederWatch kicks off its 25th anniversary season

• New Study Analyzes Only Known Footage of Vanished Imperial Woodpecker, October 26
  Film captured in Mexico in 1956 shows a lone female foraging and flying

• Great Backyard Bird Count Perfect for New Birders, October 24
  Looking ahead to the 15th annual event in February 2012

• "My Bird World" Keeps Players and Virtual Birds Happy, October 20
  New interactive bird games for iPad released by the Cornell Lab and Five Ravens

• Close Encounters of the Bird Kind, October 7
  Seasonal challenge from Celebrate Urban Birds spotlights interactions with birds

• Got Bird Questions? There's an App for That, May 25
  Cornell Lab Q & A app addresses the most common questions asked about birds

• Cornell Student Team Defends Title at the World Series of Birding, May 5
  "The Redheads" return to New Jersey to defend their title in the Cape May County division

• "Go Wild--Go Birding!" at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, April 28
  The Cornell Lab holds its fifth annual Migration Celebration

• Cornell Birding Team Breaks National Record, April 27
  Team Sapsucker tallies 264 species during 24-hour birding marathon in Texas

• Cornell's Top Birders Aim for National Record, April 19
  Team Sapsucker will head to Texas to try to break the national record for species tallied in 24 hours

• Great Backyard Bird Count Produced a "Gold Mine" of Information, April 4
  Results of the 2011 event

• As Birds Hatch, Citizens Track Life at the Nest, March 15
  A new season of NestWatch is about to begin

• Third Annual "Funky Nests in Funky Places" Contest, March 9
  Celebrate Urban Birds challenge highlights all the weird places birds build nests

• Fast-Growing Social Networking Site WeLoveBirds.org Celebrates First-Year Anniversary, February 9
  Birding story contest launched on anniversary of new website for birders

• Two Nations Count Their Birds, February 8
  Announcing the next Great Backyard Bird Count, February 18-21

• Register Now for Spring Birding Course, February 1
  Ramping up for another Spring Field Ornithology class

• Rusty Blackbird Blitz, January 26
  Look for and count this mysteriously vanishing species

• Take the "Flights of Fancy" Challenge!, January 4
  Celebrate Urban Birds challenge seeks entries focused on the flight of birds