Open Lectures
Watch recordings of all the 2021 Migration Celebration presentations you missed as well as live event recordings from past webinars and the Monday Night Seminar series.
Upcoming Events
Webinar Series
Conservation
Bird Brother: A Falconer's Journey and the Healing Power of Wildlife with Rodney Stotts
Be inspired by Rodney Stotts as he shares his story to becoming one of America's few Black master falconers.
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Image: Gary Mueller/Macaulay Library
Webinar Series
Bird ID
Watching and Counting Birds is Fun: Tips for the Great Backyard Bird Count
Join us for a free webinar to help you make birdwatching easier and more fun—right in time for the 25th Great Backyard Bird Count.
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Archived Events
Image: The Fenimore Art Museum
Conservation
Stories from the People of the Longhouse
Image: Vladimir Pravosudov
Brains + SensesFood + Foraging
How Chickadees Use Their Brains to Hide Seeds and Survive Harsh Winters
Bird ID
How to Use eBird Trip Reports to Plan and Share Your Adventures
Image: Ana Verahrami / Elephant Listening Project
Conservation
Meet the Elephant Listening Project: Saving African Forest Elephants Using Sound
Migration
How the BirdCast Team Created Super-Accurate Bird "Forecasts"
Image: Curtis Marantz/Macaulay Library
Migration
Migratory Journeys Mapped: The Magic of eBird
Image: Nitin Chandra/Macaulay Library
Migration
Birds of the World: Amazing Migrations
Image: Alex Shipherd/Macaulay Library
Migration
Riveted by Raptors: A Look at Migration
Image: Kelly Hsaio
Biology
In the Studio with Science Illustrator Jane Kim
Migration
Fall Migration: Tips to Help Birds on Their Way
Image: Guillermo Santos
Migration
How to Save Songbirds with Your Morning Coffee
Image: Grace Oliver/Macaulay Library
Biology
How High-Energy Hummingbirds Survive—a Q&A with the Experts
Image: Marky Mutchler
Bird IDSongs + Calls
Who's Singing? How to Use Merlin Bird ID to Identify Bird Calls
Image: Liz Clayton Fuller
Biology
In the Studio with Scientific Illustrator Liz Clayton Fuller
Image: Susan Disher/Macaulay Library
Habitat
Gardening for Birds
Image: Annie Kaempfer
Biology
#BirdsEyeView: Falconry with Rodney Stotts
Image: Danielle Belleny, Sheridan Alford, Deja Perkins
Bird ID
#BirdsOnMyBlock: Exploring Bird Apps with Black Birders Week
Bird IDMigration
Spring Migration: Get Ready for Great Birdwatching
Image: Kelly Sandefur/NestWatch
Nesting
Backyard Bird Nest and Egg ID with NestWatch
Image: Paul Maury/Macaulay Library
Songs + Calls
Explore Nature Through Sound and Music: Tropical Islands and Ocean
Image: Ostrodssel
Conservation
Watch Birds and Share the Joy: How to Participate in the Great Backyard Bird Count
Image: Cornell Lab Bird Cams
Food + Foraging
Study Battling Birds in Panama with Bird Cams Lab
Image: Kelly Hsaio
Biology
A Bird’s-Eye view of the Wall of Birds
Food + Foraging
Winter Bird Feeding 101 with Project FeederWatch
Image: Jay McGowan/Macaulay Library
Songs + Calls
Macaulay Library Live Q&A
Image: Jay McGowan/Macaulay Library
Bird ID
eBird Live Q&A
Image: Adam Jackson/Macaulay Library
Songs + Calls
Exploring Nature Through Sound and Music
Biology
Get Out and Count for eBird’s October Big Day
Image: Gerrit Vyn
Conservation
Media that Matters: Natural History Filmmaking that Makes a Difference
Image: Nick Dorian/Macaulay Library
ConservationMigration
Coastal Solutions: Building a Bold New Community to Address the Shorebird Crisis
Image: Ryan Sanderson/Macaulay Library
Migration
Mapping Migration with eBird
Image: Joshua Stevens
Migration
Lights Out to Protect Migratory Birds
Image: Adriaan Dokter
Migration
BirdCast: Learn When and Where Birds Migrate
Image: Brian Sullivan/Macaulay Library
Bird ID
Merlin Bird ID: Tips, Tricks, and Updates
Image: Doug Beach/Macaulay Library
Bird IDConservation
Uncover Historical Data with Nest Quest Go!
Image: Drew Weber/Macaulay Library
Songs + Calls
What's that bird song? ID birds by sound with BirdNet
Image: Leo Sack
ConservationNesting
Nest Talk With Nestwatch
Conservation
3 Billion Birds Gone: The Bird Crisis and What We Can Do About It
Image: Jason Blackeye
Conservation
Can Drones Help Our Bird Populations?
Image: Jason Vassallo/Macaulay Library
Biology
Journey of the Juncos: Migration and Adaptation in Our Changing World
Image: C. Gibson
Biology
Ospreys Across the Pond: A European Osprey Tour
Image: Jeff Szuc
Biology
The Wall of Birds
Behavior
A Galaxy of Falcons
Migration
Dark Ecology: Studying Night-time Bird Migration with Radar
Image: Kelly Dalling
Evolution
Where Song Began: The Birds Of Australia
Songs + Calls
Bird Sounds Decoded
Image: John Gould
Evolution
Evolution Of Darwin’s Finches: Integrating Behavior, Ecology, And Genetics
Bird ID
A Night At The Museum (Of Vertebrates)
Image: David Clode
BehaviorEvolution
Primates And Snakes: 75 Million Years of Deadly Dialogue?
Image: Justine Lee Hirten
Biology
The Project FeederWatch Team Answers Your Questions About Bird Feeding
Image: Arthur Singer
Conservation
Arthur Singer: 50 Years of Wildlife Art
Image: Noah Strycker
Bird ID
Birding Without Borders: An Epic World Big Year
Nesting
Bird Cams Appreciation Night Presentation and Q&A Session
Nesting
Questions About Nesting Birds? Live From A Robin’s Nest, We’ve Got Answers
Bird IDSongs + Calls
A World of Sound: A Blind Birdwatcher Shares His Story
Behavior
Of Islands And Undergrads: Bird Study In The Isles Of Shoals
Conservation
Cat Wars: The Devastating Consequences Of A Cuddly Killer
Conservation
Coffee, Communities, And Conservation: How Your Cup Can Make A Difference
Conservation
Alone In This Remote Place: The Pioneering Women Biologists of New York’s Raptor Recovery Programs
BehaviorEvolution
Spotlight On Young Bird Researchers
Image: Jane Kim
Evolution
The Marriage Of Art And Science: A One-Of-A-Kind Mural Of Birds
Conservation
BirdReturns: How Big Data and Farmers are Protecting the Pacific Flyway
Image: Charlie Harper
Conservation
To Interpret and Conserve: The Cornell Lab at 100 Years
Evolution
Talk to the Artist: An Epic Mural Celebrates The Evolution and Diversity of Birds
Behavior
Into the Nest: Intimate Views of the Courting, Parenting, and Family Lives of Familiar Birds
Conservation
Project Puffin: The Improbable Quest to Bring a Beloved Seabird Back to Egg Rock
ConservationFood + Foraging
Uphill Struggles: Cassowaries, Seeds, and Conservation in New Guinea
Image: Diane Stinson/Macaulay Library
Behavior
Life in an Adelie Penguin Colony—Live From Antarctica