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American Avocet wading in the water
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Getting Started with Bird Photography
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June 28, 2025
Introducing BirdWise
FREE
May 29, 2025
It’s Clear—Glass Kills. How to Prevent Bird Collisions at Your Home
FREE
May 15, 2025
How to Participate in the Great Backyard Bird Count 2025
FREE
February 6, 2025
A pair of Barnacle Geese in a wetland
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Odd Ducks and Wayward Waterfowl ID
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November 19, 2024
Card with field notes and yellow feathers
Mapping Migratory Routes with Feathers
FREE
November 13, 2024
red bird with black wings and white wing bars with a confer seed in its beak
Merlin Bird ID Trivia with Birds Canada
FREE
February 15, 2024
Peregrine Falcon looking straight ahead.
Beyond the Backyard: All About the Great Backyard Bird Count
FREE
February 13, 2024
Two LEGO people figures and a LEGO parrot
Building Better Habitat with LEGO
FREE
February 10, 2024
bird with blue head and wings and a chest that is white with orange neck perched on branch
Merlin Bird ID Trivia with Bird Count India
FREE
February 9, 2024
Colorful illustration of birds in flight
Let's Draw Birds!
FREE
January 22, 2024
4 image collage with photos of whales, elephant, and porpoises
Global Conservation through Sound
FREE
January 17, 2024
Medium-sized bird with blue, black, and red feathers singing with it's beak open. Perched on a leafy branch.
A Celebration of Sound
FREE
January 16, 2024
Bird Feeder Watch Party
FREE
November 21, 2023
Sparrow on red branch. Flying squirrel peeking out of a hole.
Not Just Watching Feeders OR Birds: Updates from Project FeederWatch
FREE
October 30, 2023
Image of woman with short brown hair next to image of medium-sized black bird perched on thin branch.
Leaping as a Way of Life
FREE
October 25, 2023
Kevin holding binoculars next to photos of cranes in flight and standing in water.
Exploring Bird Migration: Your Questions Answered
FREE
September 19, 2023
Merlin perched with tail fanned.
Merlin Bird ID Trivia: Fall Migration Edition
FREE
September 14, 2023
Small gray bird with white belly perched on dried plant.
Shedding Light on Protecting Birds
FREE
September 13, 2023
Collage image of Florida Scrub-Jay, authors, and book cover
Saving our Vanishing Birds with Anders and Beverly Gyllenhaal
FREE
August 17, 2023
Sedge Wren with beak open singing
Bird ID Trivia: Merlin vs Birders
FREE
June 6, 2023
Artist profile picture
Black Birders Week: Avian Art Hour with Emma Brittain-Hardy
FREE
May 30, 2023
Blue Grosbeak in flight and images of migration forecast map
How to Use BirdCast to Enjoy Spring Migration and Keep Birds Safer
FREE
May 1, 2023
Photo collage with image of Kevin McGowan, warbler on flower branch, and shorebirds on the sand
Spring Birding: Ask an Ornithologist
FREE
April 26, 2023
The Hidden Lives of Common Nighthawks
FREE
April 19, 2023
Get Ready for the Great Backyard Bird Count: Q&A Webinar
FREE
February 15, 2023
Blue Jay eating a peanut
Bird Feeder Watch Party
FREE
February 7, 2023
White-throated Kingfisher perched.
Growing the Great Backyard Bird Count with Bird Count India
FREE
January 18, 2023
Left - image of eBird mobile app; right image of American Wigeon swimming
eBird Live Q&A
FREE
November 9, 2022
Great Tit perched on branch
Seminar Series
Mundinger Lecture – The Value of Long-Term Ecology: Insights from a 75-year Study of the Wytham Woods Great Tits
FREE
October 6, 2022
Common Redpoll perched on dried plant.
Practical Ways to Help Birds During Migration
FREE
September 21, 2022
North Atlantic right whales breaching
Migrations Great and Small: Whales and Plankton
FREE
September 20, 2022
Pink-footed Shearwater flying over the ocean.
Miracles of Bird Migration: An Exploration with Birds of the World
FREE
September 19, 2022
Barn Swallow in flight over map of their migration route.
Migratory Journeys Mapped: The Magic of eBird
FREE
September 15, 2022
Ask an Ornithologist: Mysteries of Migration
FREE
September 12, 2022
Top: Black Heron in flight, Bottom: Panelist photos
#AsTheCrowFlies: Cultural Connections
FREE
June 3, 2022
Black Heron in flight, images of panelists
#LearningToTakeFlight: Beginner Birders
FREE
May 31, 2022
Black Heron in flight and images of panelists
#InTheNest: Birding Mentors
FREE
May 30, 2022
Sketchbook of drawings and painting of Laughing Gulls
Live Painting with Science Illustrator Liz Clayton Fuller
FREE
April 25, 2022
heat map of bird migration in the united states
The BirdCast Dashboard: Live Radar Tracking of Bird Migration in Your County and State
FREE
April 20, 2022
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Dr. McGowan with bincoluars
Preparing for Spring Birding: Ask an Ornithologist
FREE
March 15, 2022
Yellow-throated Warbler singing with image of mobile app
Preparing for Spring Birding: a Merlin Q&A
FREE
March 8, 2022
American Wigeon on water next to eBird mobile app
Preparing for Spring Birding: an eBird Q&A
FREE
March 1, 2022
Carolina Wren perched on the letters GBBC
Watching and Counting Birds is Fun: Tips for the Great Backyard Bird Count
FREE
February 16, 2022
The Science of Seduction: How Songs, Dances, and Displays Help Animals Win Their Mates
FREE
February 9, 2022
Falconer Rodney Stotts with hawk
Bird Brother: A Falconer's Journey and the Healing Power of Wildlife with Rodney Stotts
FREE
February 2, 2022
Mountain Chickadee
How Chickadees Use Their Brains to Hide Seeds and Survive Harsh Winters
FREE
January 11, 2022
map with multiple markers
How to Use eBird Trip Reports to Plan and Share Your Adventures
FREE
December 14, 2021
elephant
Meet the Elephant Listening Project: Saving African Forest Elephants Using Sound
FREE
November 17, 2021
heat map of bird migration in the united states
How the BirdCast Team Created Super-Accurate Bird "Forecasts"
FREE
September 24, 2021
Wood Thrush
Migratory Journeys Mapped: The Magic of eBird
FREE
September 22, 2021
Bar-headed Geese
Birds of the World: Amazing Migrations
FREE
September 20, 2021
American Kestre
Riveted by Raptors: A Look at Migration
FREE
September 17, 2021
Jane Kim
In the Studio with Science Illustrator Jane Kim
FREE
September 15, 2021
Gray Catbird
Fall Migration: Tips to Help Birds on Their Way
FREE
September 14, 2021
Blackburnian Warbler
How to Save Songbirds with Your Morning Coffee
FREE
August 16, 2021
Annas Hummingbird
How High-Energy Hummingbirds Survive—a Q&A with the Experts
FREE
August 3, 2021
Eastern Meadowlark singing
Who's Singing? How to Use Merlin Bird ID to Identify Bird Calls
FREE
July 27, 2021
Barn Owls sketch and painting
In the Studio with Scientific Illustrator Liz Clayton Fuller
FREE
July 9, 2021
Gardening for Birds
FREE
June 8, 2021
#BirdsEyeView: Falconry with Rodney Stotts
FREE
June 1, 2021
#BirdsOnMyBlock: Exploring Bird Apps with Black Birders Week
FREE
May 31, 2021
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Spring Migration: Get Ready for Great Birdwatching
FREE
April 22, 2021
Eastern Bluebirds
Backyard Bird Nest and Egg ID with NestWatch
FREE
March 2, 2021
Magnificent Riflebird
Explore Nature Through Sound and Music: Tropical Islands and Ocean
FREE
February 16, 2021
Mourning Dove
Watch Birds and Share the Joy: How to Participate in the Great Backyard Bird Count
FREE
February 9, 2021
Birds at a feeder
Study Battling Birds in Panama with Bird Cams Lab
FREE
January 28, 2021
Jane Kim
A Bird’s-Eye View of the Wall of Birds
FREE
December 8, 2020
Tufted Titmouse
Winter Bird Feeding 101 with Project FeederWatch
FREE
November 19, 2020
San Cristobal Mockingbird
Macaulay Library Live Q&A
FREE
November 18, 2020
Ruff
eBird Live Q&A
FREE
November 17, 2020
Spotted owl
Exploring Nature Through Sound and Music
FREE
November 12, 2020
Get Out and Count for eBird’s October Big Day
FREE
October 16, 2020
Brant
Media that Matters: Natural History Filmmaking that Makes a Difference
FREE
September 25, 2020
Long-Billed Curlew
Coastal Solutions: Building a Bold New Community to Address the Shorebird Crisis
FREE
September 24, 2020
Barn Swallow Map
Mapping Migration with eBird
FREE
September 22, 2020
Lights Out – Night Sky
Lights Out to Protect Migratory Birds
FREE
September 17, 2020
map of the united states
BirdCast: Learn When and Where Birds Migrate
FREE
September 1, 2020
Merlin (Taiga)
Merlin Bird ID: Tips, Tricks, and Updates
FREE
August 11, 2020
Eastern Meadowlark
Uncover Historical Data with Nest Quest Go!
FREE
July 30, 2020
Song Sparrow singing
What's that bird song? ID birds by sound with BirdNet
FREE
July 9, 2020
Chickadee eggs in nest
Nest Talk With Nestwatch
FREE
June 18, 2020
Seminar Series
3 Billion Birds Gone: The Bird Crisis and What We Can Do About It
FREE
November 4, 2019
Seminar Series
Can Drones Help Our Bird Populations?
FREE
October 28, 2019
Dark-eyed Junco
Journey of the Juncos: Migration and Adaptation in Our Changing World 
FREE
October 7, 2019
Ospreys at the nest
Seminar Series
Ospreys Across the Pond: A European Osprey Tour
FREE
May 20, 2019
Jane Kim painting the Wall of Birds mural
The Wall of Birds
FREE
May 2, 2019
Amur Falcons
Seminar Series
A Galaxy of Falcons
FREE
November 5, 2018
Bird with Radar Antenna
Seminar Series
Dark Ecology: Studying Night-time Bird Migration with Radar
FREE
June 4, 2018
Seminar Series
Where Song Began: The Birds Of Australia
FREE
May 7, 2018
REd-winged Blackbirds alarm calling
Seminar Series
Bird Sounds Decoded
FREE
April 2, 2018
Seminar Series
Evolution Of Darwin’s Finches: Integrating Behavior, Ecology, And Genetics
FREE
March 12, 2018
Seminar Series
A Night At The Museum (Of Vertebrates)
FREE
February 15, 2018
Seminar Series
Primates And Snakes: 75 Million Years of Deadly Dialogue?
FREE
December 4, 2017
North American Feeder Bird Illustration
Seminar Series
The Project FeederWatch Team Answers Your Questions About Bird Feeding
FREE
November 8, 2017
Seminar Series
Arthur Singer: 50 Years of Wildlife Art
FREE
November 6, 2017
Noah Strycker with stack of field guides
Seminar Series
Birding Without Borders: An Epic World Big Year
FREE
October 2, 2017
Collage of Bird Cams photos
Seminar Series
Bird Cams Appreciation Night Presentation and Q&A Session
FREE
September 16, 2017
American Robin at nest with nestlings
Seminar Series
Questions About Nesting Birds? Live From A Robin’s Nest, We’ve Got Answers
FREE
May 16, 2017
Juan Pablo Culasso in Antarctica
Seminar Series
A World of Sound: A Blind Birdwatcher Shares His Story
FREE
April 3, 2017
Great Black-backed Gull stealing neighbor egg
Seminar Series
Of Islands And Undergrads: Bird Study In The Isles Of Shoals
FREE
February 6, 2017
Cat with bird
Seminar Series
Cat Wars: The Devastating Consequences Of A Cuddly Killer
FREE
December 5, 2016
Collage of coffee shop signs
Seminar Series
Coffee, Communities, And Conservation: How Your Cup Can Make A Difference
FREE
October 3, 2016
Frances Hamerstrom with Golden Eagle
Seminar Series
Alone In This Remote Place: The Pioneering Women Biologists of New York’s Raptor Recovery Programs
FREE
April 25, 2016
Common Yellowthroat male
Seminar Series
Spotlight On Young Bird Researchers
FREE
March 21, 2016
Kakapo painting
Seminar Series
The Marriage Of Art And Science: A One-Of-A-Kind Mural Of Birds
FREE
December 7, 2015
Dunlin and Pacific flyway map
Seminar Series
BirdReturns: How Big Data and Farmers are Protecting the Pacific Flyway
FREE
October 19, 2015
We're for the Birds poster by Charlie Harper
Seminar Series
To Interpret and Conserve: The Cornell Lab at 100 Years
FREE
September 14, 2015
Jane Kim Painting Yutyrranus
Seminar Series
Talk to the Artist: An Epic Mural Celebrates The Evolution and Diversity of Birds
FREE
August 12, 2015
Cover of Into the Nest by Laura Erickson and Marie Read and
Seminar Series
Into the Nest: Intimate Views of the Courting, Parenting, and Family Lives of Familiar Birds
FREE
May 4, 2015
Project Puffin book cover
Seminar Series
Project Puffin: The Improbable Quest to Bring a Beloved Seabird Back to Egg Rock
FREE
April 16, 2015
Southern Cassowary
Seminar Series
Uphill Struggles: Cassowaries, Seeds, and Conservation in New Guinea
FREE
March 23, 2015
Adelie Penguin
Life in an Adelie Penguin Colony—Live From Antarctica
FREE
January 19, 2015
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