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Open Lectures

Watch recordings of all the presentations you missed as well as live event recordings from past webinars and the Monday Night Seminar series.

Upcoming Events

Image of woman with short brown hair next to image of medium-sized black bird perched on thin branch.
Webinar Series
Behavior
Leaping as a Way of Life Join us for a lecture from Dr. Regina Macedo about the complex courtship displays of the Blue-black Grassquit, a South American Neotropical bird.

Archived Events

Kevin holding binoculars next to photos of cranes in flight and standing in water.
Migration
Exploring Bird Migration: Your Questions Answered
Webinar Series 0:59:39
Merlin perched with tail fanned.
Bird IDMigration
Merlin Bird ID Trivia: Fall Migration Edition
Webinar Series 1:00:00
Small gray bird with white belly perched on dried plant.
ConservationMigration
Shedding Light on Protecting Birds
Webinar Series 0:58:52
Collage image of Florida Scrub-Jay, authors, and book cover
Conservation
Saving our Vanishing Birds with Anders and Beverly Gyllenhaal
Webinar Series 0:58:19
Sedge Wren with beak open singing
Bird ID
Bird ID Trivia: Merlin vs Birders
Webinar Series 0:47:57
Artist profile picture
Biology
Black Birders Week: Avian Art Hour with Emma Brittain-Hardy
Webinar Series 0:59:30
Blue Grosbeak in flight and images of migration forecast map
Migration
How to Use BirdCast to Enjoy Spring Migration and Keep Birds Safer
Webinar Series 1:01:12
Photo collage with image of Kevin McGowan, warbler on flower branch, and shorebirds on the sand
BehaviorFood + ForagingMigrationNesting
Spring Birding: Ask an Ornithologist
Webinar Series 0:57:47
BehaviorFood + ForagingNesting
The Hidden Lives of Common Nighthawks
Webinar Series 1:02:59
Bird IDConservation
Get Ready for the Great Backyard Bird Count: Q&A Webinar
Webinar Series 1:03:23
Blue Jay eating a peanut
BehaviorBird IDFood + Foraging
Bird Feeder Watch Party
Archived Event 00:48:39
White-throated Kingfisher perched.
Bird ID
Growing the Great Backyard Bird Count with Bird Count India
Webinar Series 1:02:11
Left - image of eBird mobile app; right image of American Wigeon swimming
Identificación
eBird Live Q&A
Webinar Series 1:02:02
Great Tit perched on branch
BehaviorFood + Foraging
Mundinger Lecture – The Value of Long-Term Ecology: Insights from a 75-year Study of the Wytham Woods Great Tits
Seminar Series 1:15:59
Common Redpoll perched on dried plant.
HabitatMigration
Practical Ways to Help Birds During Migration
Webinar Series 59:43
North Atlantic right whales breaching
Food + ForagingMigration
Migrations Great and Small: Whales and Plankton
Webinar Series 1:02:05
Pink-footed Shearwater flying over the ocean.
Migration
Miracles of Bird Migration: An Exploration with Birds of the World
Webinar Series 58:07
Barn Swallow in flight over map of their migration route.
Migration
Migratory Journeys Mapped: The Magic of eBird
Webinar Series 1:01:51
Migration
Ask an Ornithologist: Mysteries of Migration
Webinar Series 1:02:13
Top: Black Heron in flight, Bottom: Panelist photos
Biology
#AsTheCrowFlies: Cultural Connections
Webinar Series 1:02:05
Black Heron in flight, images of panelists
Biology
#LearningToTakeFlight: Beginner Birders
Webinar Series 0:59:50
Black Heron in flight and images of panelists
Biology
#InTheNest: Birding Mentors
Webinar Series 1:01:28
Sketchbook of drawings and painting of Laughing Gulls
Biology
Live Painting with Science Illustrator Liz Clayton Fuller
Webinar Series 1:01:33
heat map of bird migration in the united states
Migration
The BirdCast Dashboard: Live Radar Tracking of Bird Migration in Your County and State
Webinar Series 1:00:28
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Dr. McGowan with bincoluars
BehaviorBird IDMigration
Preparing for Spring Birding: Ask an Ornithologist
Webinar Series 59:13
Yellow-throated Warbler singing with image of mobile app
Bird ID
Preparing for Spring Birding: a Merlin Q&A
Webinar Series 1:00:27
American Wigeon on water next to eBird mobile app
Bird IDMigration
Preparing for Spring Birding: an eBird Q&A
Webinar Series 59:45
Carolina Wren perched on the letters GBBC
Bird ID
Watching and Counting Birds is Fun: Tips for the Great Backyard Bird Count
Webinar Series 1:00:41
Biology
The Science of Seduction: How Songs, Dances, and Displays Help Animals Win Their Mates
Webinar Series 1:10:47
Falconer Rodney Stotts with hawk
Conservation
Bird Brother: A Falconer's Journey and the Healing Power of Wildlife with Rodney Stotts
Webinar Series 57:20
Mountain Chickadee
Brains + SensesFood + Foraging
How Chickadees Use Their Brains to Hide Seeds and Survive Harsh Winters
Archived Event 57:20
map with multiple markers
Bird ID
How to Use eBird Trip Reports to Plan and Share Your Adventures
Webinar Series 1:00:35
elephant
Conservation
Meet the Elephant Listening Project: Saving African Forest Elephants Using Sound
Webinar Series 1:00:00
heat map of bird migration in the united states
Migration
How the BirdCast Team Created Super-Accurate Bird "Forecasts"
Webinar Series 1:01:32
Wood Thrush
Migration
Migratory Journeys Mapped: The Magic of eBird
Webinar Series 1:00:31
Bar-headed Geese
Migration
Birds of the World: Amazing Migrations
Webinar Series 46:48
American Kestre
Migration
Riveted by Raptors: A Look at Migration
Webinar Series 1:00:19
Jane Kim
Biology
In the Studio with Science Illustrator Jane Kim
Webinar Series 1:07:12
Gray Catbird
Migration
Fall Migration: Tips to Help Birds on Their Way
Webinar Series 1:01:21
Blackburnian Warbler
Migration
How to Save Songbirds with Your Morning Coffee
Webinar Series 55:46
Annas Hummingbird
Biology
How High-Energy Hummingbirds Survive—a Q&A with the Experts
Webinar Series 1:00:31
Eastern Meadowlark singing
Bird IDSongs + Calls
Who's Singing? How to Use Merlin Bird ID to Identify Bird Calls
Webinar Series 59:57
Barn Owls sketch and painting
Biology
In the Studio with Scientific Illustrator Liz Clayton Fuller
Webinar Series 1:01:25
Habitat
Gardening for Birds
Webinar Series 1:00:36
Biology
#BirdsEyeView: Falconry with Rodney Stotts
Webinar Series 58:03
Bird ID
#BirdsOnMyBlock: Exploring Bird Apps with Black Birders Week
Webinar Series 1:01:49
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Bird IDMigration
Spring Migration: Get Ready for Great Birdwatching
Webinar Series 1:02:32
Eastern Bluebirds
Nesting
Backyard Bird Nest and Egg ID with NestWatch
Webinar Series 1:00:58
Magnificent Riflebird
Songs + Calls
Explore Nature Through Sound and Music: Tropical Islands and Ocean
Webinar Series 1:02:38
Mourning Dove
Conservation
Watch Birds and Share the Joy: How to Participate in the Great Backyard Bird Count
Webinar Series 1:01:15
Birds at a feeder
Food + Foraging
Study Battling Birds in Panama with Bird Cams Lab
Webinar Series 1:02:16
Jane Kim
Biology
A Bird’s-Eye view of the Wall of Birds
Webinar Series 1:04:29
Tufted Titmouse
Food + Foraging
Winter Bird Feeding 101 with Project FeederWatch
Webinar Series 1:01:42
San Cristobal Mockingbird
Songs + Calls
Macaulay Library Live Q&A
Webinar Series 57:27
Ruff
Bird ID
eBird Live Q&A
Webinar Series 1:03:35
Spotted owl
Songs + Calls
Exploring Nature Through Sound and Music
Webinar Series 1:05:38
Biology
Get Out and Count for eBird’s October Big Day
Webinar Series 0:33:00
Brant
Conservation
Media that Matters: Natural History Filmmaking that Makes a Difference
Webinar Series 1:01:15
Long-Billed Curlew
ConservationMigration
Coastal Solutions: Building a Bold New Community to Address the Shorebird Crisis
Webinar Series 1:03:00
Barn Swallow Map
Migration
Mapping Migration with eBird
Webinar Series 35:20
Lights Out – Night Sky
Migration
Lights Out to Protect Migratory Birds
Webinar Series 30:00
map of the united states
Migration
BirdCast: Learn When and Where Birds Migrate
Webinar Series 1:00:34
Merlin (Taiga)
Bird ID
Merlin Bird ID: Tips, Tricks, and Updates
Webinar Series 1:04:52
Eastern Meadowlark
Bird IDConservation
Uncover Historical Data with Nest Quest Go!
Webinar Series 1:03:16
Song Sparrow singing
Songs + Calls
What's that bird song? ID birds by sound with BirdNet
Webinar Series 1:01:27
Chickadee eggs in nest
ConservationNesting
Nest Talk With Nestwatch
Webinar Series 1:08:03
Conservation
3 Billion Birds Gone: The Bird Crisis and What We Can Do About It
Seminar Series
Conservation
Can Drones Help Our Bird Populations?
Seminar Series 1:00:32
Dark-eyed Junco
Biology
Journey of the Juncos: Migration and Adaptation in Our Changing World 
Archived Event
Ospreys at the nest
Biology
Ospreys Across the Pond: A European Osprey Tour
Seminar Series
Jane Kim painting the Wall of Birds mural
Biology
The Wall of Birds
Archived Event
Amur Falcons
Behavior
A Galaxy of Falcons
Seminar Series 0:58:46
Bird with Radar Antenna
Migration
Dark Ecology: Studying Night-time Bird Migration with Radar
Seminar Series 1:17:39
Evolution
Where Song Began: The Birds Of Australia
Seminar Series 0:54:05
REd-winged Blackbirds alarm calling
Songs + Calls
Bird Sounds Decoded
Seminar Series 1:07:31
Evolution
Evolution Of Darwin’s Finches: Integrating Behavior, Ecology, And Genetics
Seminar Series 1:10:37
Bird ID
A Night At The Museum (Of Vertebrates)
Seminar Series 1:11:02
BehaviorEvolution
Primates And Snakes: 75 Million Years of Deadly Dialogue?
Seminar Series 1:14:12
North American Feeder Bird Illustration
Biology
The Project FeederWatch Team Answers Your Questions About Bird Feeding
Seminar Series 0:47:47
Conservation
Arthur Singer: 50 Years of Wildlife Art
Seminar Series 1:24:21
Noah Strycker with stack of field guides
Bird ID
Birding Without Borders: An Epic World Big Year
Seminar Series 1:10:41
Collage of Bird Cams photos
Nesting
Bird Cams Appreciation Night Presentation and Q&A Session
Seminar Series 1:43:08
American Robin at nest with nestlings
Nesting
Questions About Nesting Birds? Live From A Robin’s Nest, We’ve Got Answers
Seminar Series
Juan Pablo Culasso in Antarctica
Bird IDSongs + Calls
A World of Sound: A Blind Birdwatcher Shares His Story
Seminar Series 1:20:28
Great Black-backed Gull stealing neighbor egg
Behavior
Of Islands And Undergrads: Bird Study In The Isles Of Shoals
Seminar Series 1:11:16
Cat with bird
Conservation
Cat Wars: The Devastating Consequences Of A Cuddly Killer
Seminar Series 1:20:10
Collage of coffee shop signs
Conservation
Coffee, Communities, And Conservation: How Your Cup Can Make A Difference
Seminar Series 1:03:13
Frances Hamerstrom with Golden Eagle
Conservation
Alone In This Remote Place: The Pioneering Women Biologists of New York’s Raptor Recovery Programs
Seminar Series 1:10:27
Common Yellowthroat male
BehaviorEvolution
Spotlight On Young Bird Researchers
Seminar Series 1:24:48
Kakapo painting
Evolution
The Marriage Of Art And Science: A One-Of-A-Kind Mural Of Birds
Seminar Series 1:02:37
Dunlin and Pacific flyway map
Conservation
BirdReturns: How Big Data and Farmers are Protecting the Pacific Flyway
Seminar Series 1:07:02
We're for the Birds poster by Charlie Harper
Conservation
To Interpret and Conserve: The Cornell Lab at 100 Years
Seminar Series 1:19:32
Jane Kim Painting Yutyrranus
Evolution
Talk to the Artist: An Epic Mural Celebrates The Evolution and Diversity of Birds
Seminar Series 1:00:32
Cover of Into the Nest by Laura Erickson and Marie Read and
Behavior
Into the Nest: Intimate Views of the Courting, Parenting, and Family Lives of Familiar Birds
Seminar Series 1:12:53
Project Puffin book cover
Conservation
Project Puffin: The Improbable Quest to Bring a Beloved Seabird Back to Egg Rock
Seminar Series 1:16:56
Southern Cassowary
ConservationFood + Foraging
Uphill Struggles: Cassowaries, Seeds, and Conservation in New Guinea
Seminar Series 1:09:47
Adelie Penguin
Behavior
Life in an Adelie Penguin Colony—Live From Antarctica