Gary Engberg Outdoors

World Series of Birding raises funds for bird research and conservation For release: May  16, 2013   Team Redhead (L-R): Ben Barkley, Benjamin Van Doren  Andy Johnson, Teresa Pegan, and Jack Hruska. Ithaca, N.Y.—Thanks to skill, lots of practice, and a little bit of luck, five intrepid Cornell University students tallied 166 species of birds in 24 [...]

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The first of five eggs hatches in a Great Blue Heron nest while viewers watch it live. Thousands watch as first of five eggs hatches For release: May 15, 2013 Ithaca, N.Y.—The first of five eggs in a Great Blue Heron nest near the Cornell Lab of Ornithology has hatched, setting off weeks of activity [...]

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Cornell Lab eNews May 2013 Funky Contest Challenges You to Find Nests of Note Birds nest in all kinds of strange and unexpected spots—and our Funky Nests in Funky Places challenge celebrates them all. Whether you spot a robin’s nest on a statue or a hummingbird’s nest on wind chimes, send us a picture, story, [...]

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    Cornell Lab of Ornithology bestows honor For release: May 7, 2013   Dr. Robert Ridgely with a critically endangered northern brown howler monkey. Photo courtesy of WLTUS.org  Ithaca, N.Y.—The Cornell Lab of Ornithology is presenting its prestigious Arthur A. Allen Award for 2013 to Dr. Robert Ridgely. The ceremony will take place on May 14 [...]

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Weekly Preview: May 5, 2013 Thanks for being a fan of BirdNote—a radio program about birds, the environment, and more. Upcoming Shows  Willow Ptarmigan SUNDAY Silly Willow Ptarmigan by Bob SundstromLISTEN NOW ? American Robin MONDAY American Robins Are Exceptional Singers by Bob SundstromLISTEN NOW ? Ferruginous Hawk TUESDAY Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory by Todd [...]

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Team Redhead raises bird conservation and research funds in May 11 event     For release: May 2, 2013   Team Redhead (L-R): Ben Barkley, Andy Johnson, Teresa Pegan, Jack Hruska, and Benjamin Van Doren. Photo by Diane Tessaglia-Hymes Ithaca, N.Y.—A team of Cornell students has feathers, finals, and fundraising on their minds. On the heels of [...]

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Cornell Lab eNews Flash April 26, 2013 Big Red feeds two day-old chicks earlier in the week in this highlight video. Viewers of the Cornell Hawks cam can tune in to see Big Red and Ezra feeding three bobbly headed, downy-white chicks. The first two hatched early morning on Monday, Earth Day, as thousands of [...]

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“Perfect storm” of  weather and timing produces stunning species total   For release: April  26, 2013   Team Sapsucker (L-R): Marshall Iliff, Tim Lenz, Jessie Barry, Chris Wood, Brian Sullivan, and Andrew Farnsworth. Photo by Tim Gallagher. Ithaca, NY–In a race against time, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s Team Sapsucker obliterated the previous U.S. record [...]

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    Thousands thrilled while watching live Cornell cam For release: April 22, 2013 Ithaca, N.Y.—Thousands watching a live streaming cam caught their first glimpse of a newly hatched Red-tailed Hawk chick around 6:00 a.m. on Earth Day, April 22. A second chick emerged soon after in the nest located on a light pole high [...]

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Please Make Your Big Day Pledge for Bird Conservation Dear Friend, The Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s Team Sapsucker is headed to Texas at the end of this week to prepare for this year’s Big Day—we’re going to try to break the record for most birds seen in a single day. We’ll need to see at [...]

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