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--smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 240/135;" /><noscript><img decoding="async" src="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/JessieBarry4x3B-240x135.jpg" srcset="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/JessieBarry4x3B.jpg 700w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/JessieBarry4x3B-480x360.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px" alt="" loading="lazy" /></noscript></figure></div><div class="article-item-body"><a class="article-item-link" href="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/jessie-barry/"><span class="article-item-header">Jessie Barry</span></a><span class="article-excerpt">Program Manager </span><span class="attribution bottom"></span></div></div></li><li class="article-item"><div class="article-item-container"><div class="article-item-media " data-link-to="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/david-bonter/"><figure class="article-item-media-ratio"><img decoding="async" data-src="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/DavidBonter4x3-240x135.jpg" data-srcset="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/DavidBonter4x3-720x540.jpg 720w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/DavidBonter4x3-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/DavidBonter4x3-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/DavidBonter4x3-480x360.jpg 480w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/DavidBonter4x3.jpg 1437w" data-sizes="(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px" alt="David Bonter" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="lazyload" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 240px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 240/135;" /><noscript><img decoding="async" src="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/DavidBonter4x3-240x135.jpg" srcset="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/DavidBonter4x3-720x540.jpg 720w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/DavidBonter4x3-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/DavidBonter4x3-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/DavidBonter4x3-480x360.jpg 480w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/DavidBonter4x3.jpg 1437w" sizes="(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px" alt="David Bonter" loading="lazy" /></noscript></figure></div><div class="article-item-body"><a class="article-item-link" href="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/david-bonter/"><span class="article-item-header">David Bonter</span></a><span class="article-excerpt">Co-Director, Center for Engagement in Science and Nature</span><span class="attribution bottom">Citizen Science • Avian Ecology • Foraging Ecology</span></div></div></li><li class="article-item"><div class="article-item-container"><div class="article-item-media " data-link-to="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/kathi-borgmann/"><figure class="article-item-media-ratio"><img decoding="async" data-src="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Borgmann-Kathi-klb274-4x3-240x135.jpg" data-srcset="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Borgmann-Kathi-klb274-4x3-720x540.jpg 720w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Borgmann-Kathi-klb274-4x3-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Borgmann-Kathi-klb274-4x3-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Borgmann-Kathi-klb274-4x3-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Borgmann-Kathi-klb274-4x3-480x360.jpg 480w" data-sizes="(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px" alt="Kathi Borgmann" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="lazyload" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 240px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 240/135;" /><noscript><img decoding="async" src="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Borgmann-Kathi-klb274-4x3-240x135.jpg" srcset="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Borgmann-Kathi-klb274-4x3-720x540.jpg 720w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Borgmann-Kathi-klb274-4x3-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Borgmann-Kathi-klb274-4x3-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Borgmann-Kathi-klb274-4x3-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Borgmann-Kathi-klb274-4x3-480x360.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px" alt="Kathi Borgmann" loading="lazy" /></noscript></figure></div><div class="article-item-body"><a class="article-item-link" href="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/kathi-borgmann/"><span class="article-item-header">Kathi Borgmann</span></a><span class="article-excerpt">Communications Manager</span><span class="attribution bottom">Science Communication • Bird Identification • Breeding Biology • Avian Conservation • Bird Song • Wildlife Restoration Ecology</span></div></div></li><li class="article-item"><div class="article-item-container"><div class="article-item-media " data-link-to="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/christopher-clark/"><figure class="article-item-media-ratio"><img decoding="async" data-src="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/ChrisClark4x3-240x135.jpg" data-srcset="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/ChrisClark4x3-720x540.jpg 720w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/ChrisClark4x3-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/ChrisClark4x3-480x360.jpg 480w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/ChrisClark4x3.jpg 1079w" data-sizes="(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px" alt="" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="lazyload" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 240px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 240/135;" /><noscript><img decoding="async" src="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/ChrisClark4x3-240x135.jpg" srcset="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/ChrisClark4x3-720x540.jpg 720w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/ChrisClark4x3-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/ChrisClark4x3-480x360.jpg 480w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/ChrisClark4x3.jpg 1079w" sizes="(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px" alt="" loading="lazy" /></noscript></figure></div><div class="article-item-body"><a class="article-item-link" href="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/christopher-clark/"><span class="article-item-header">Christopher Clark</span></a><span class="article-excerpt">Senior Scientist Emeritus</span><span class="attribution bottom">Acoustic Ecology • Behavioral Ecology • Bioacoustics • Animal Communication • Bio-engineering</span></div></div></li><li class="article-item"><div class="article-item-container"><div class="article-item-media " data-link-to="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/andre-dhondt/"><figure class="article-item-media-ratio"><img decoding="async" data-src="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/AndreDhondt4x3-240x135.jpg" data-srcset="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/AndreDhondt4x3-720x540.jpg 720w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/AndreDhondt4x3-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/AndreDhondt4x3-480x360.jpg 480w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/AndreDhondt4x3.jpg 863w" data-sizes="(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px" alt="André Dhondt" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="lazyload" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 240px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 240/135;" /><noscript><img decoding="async" src="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/AndreDhondt4x3-240x135.jpg" srcset="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/AndreDhondt4x3-720x540.jpg 720w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/AndreDhondt4x3-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/AndreDhondt4x3-480x360.jpg 480w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/AndreDhondt4x3.jpg 863w" sizes="(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px" alt="André Dhondt" loading="lazy" /></noscript></figure></div><div class="article-item-body"><a class="article-item-link" href="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/andre-dhondt/"><span class="article-item-header">André Dhondt</span></a><span class="article-excerpt">Director, Bird Population Studies</span><span class="attribution bottom">Disease Ecology • Population Ecology • Behavioral Ecology • Evolutionary Ecology • Conservation Biology</span></div></div></li><li class="article-item"><div class="article-item-container"><div class="article-item-media " data-link-to="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/charles-eldermire/"><figure class="article-item-media-ratio"><img decoding="async" data-src="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/charles-eldermire-4x3-240x135.jpg" data-srcset="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/charles-eldermire-4x3-720x540.jpg 720w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/charles-eldermire-4x3-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/charles-eldermire-4x3.jpg 1280w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/charles-eldermire-4x3-480x360.jpg 480w" data-sizes="(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px" alt="Charles Eldermire" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="lazyload" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 240px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 240/135;" /><noscript><img decoding="async" src="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/charles-eldermire-4x3-240x135.jpg" srcset="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/charles-eldermire-4x3-720x540.jpg 720w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/charles-eldermire-4x3-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/charles-eldermire-4x3.jpg 1280w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/charles-eldermire-4x3-480x360.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px" alt="Charles Eldermire" loading="lazy" /></noscript></figure></div><div class="article-item-body"><a class="article-item-link" href="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/charles-eldermire/"><span class="article-item-header">Charles Eldermire</span></a><span class="article-excerpt">Project Leader</span><span class="attribution bottom"></span></div></div></li><li class="article-item"><div class="article-item-container"><div class="article-item-media " data-link-to="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/andrew-farnsworth/"><figure class="article-item-media-ratio"><img decoding="async" data-src="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/AndrewFarnsworth-byLindsayFrance-4x3-240x135.jpg" data-srcset="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/AndrewFarnsworth-byLindsayFrance-4x3-720x540.jpg 720w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/AndrewFarnsworth-byLindsayFrance-4x3-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/AndrewFarnsworth-byLindsayFrance-4x3-480x360.jpg 480w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/AndrewFarnsworth-byLindsayFrance-4x3.jpg 1103w" data-sizes="(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px" alt="Andrew Farnsworth by Lindsay France" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="lazyload" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 240px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 240/135;" /><noscript><img decoding="async" src="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/AndrewFarnsworth-byLindsayFrance-4x3-240x135.jpg" srcset="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/AndrewFarnsworth-byLindsayFrance-4x3-720x540.jpg 720w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/AndrewFarnsworth-byLindsayFrance-4x3-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/AndrewFarnsworth-byLindsayFrance-4x3-480x360.jpg 480w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/AndrewFarnsworth-byLindsayFrance-4x3.jpg 1103w" sizes="(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px" alt="Andrew Farnsworth by Lindsay France" loading="lazy" /></noscript></figure></div><div class="article-item-body"><a class="article-item-link" href="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/andrew-farnsworth/"><span class="article-item-header">Andrew Farnsworth</span></a><span class="article-excerpt">Visiting Scientist</span><span class="attribution bottom">Bird Migration • Aeroecology • Bioacoustics • Radar Ornithology • Climate Change</span></div></div></li><li class="article-item"><div class="article-item-container"><div class="article-item-media " data-link-to="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/john-fitzpatrick/"><figure class="article-item-media-ratio"><img decoding="async" data-src="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/JohnFitzpatrick4x3-240x135.jpg" data-srcset="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/JohnFitzpatrick4x3-720x540.jpg 720w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/JohnFitzpatrick4x3-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/JohnFitzpatrick4x3-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/JohnFitzpatrick4x3-480x360.jpg 480w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/JohnFitzpatrick4x3.jpg 1772w" data-sizes="(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px" alt="" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="lazyload" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 240px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 240/135;" /><noscript><img decoding="async" src="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/JohnFitzpatrick4x3-240x135.jpg" srcset="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/JohnFitzpatrick4x3-720x540.jpg 720w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/JohnFitzpatrick4x3-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/JohnFitzpatrick4x3-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/JohnFitzpatrick4x3-480x360.jpg 480w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/JohnFitzpatrick4x3.jpg 1772w" sizes="(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px" alt="" loading="lazy" /></noscript></figure></div><div class="article-item-body"><a class="article-item-link" href="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/john-fitzpatrick/"><span class="article-item-header">John Fitzpatrick</span></a><span class="article-excerpt">Director Emeritus</span><span class="attribution bottom">Administrative Oversight • Fundraising • Board Relations • Conservation Science • External Communication</span></div></div></li><li class="article-item"><div class="article-item-container"><div class="article-item-media " data-link-to="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/emma-greig/"><figure class="article-item-media-ratio"><img decoding="async" data-src="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/EmmaGrieg4x3-240x180.jpg" data-srcset="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/EmmaGrieg4x3-720x540.jpg 720w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/EmmaGrieg4x3-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/EmmaGrieg4x3-240x180.jpg 240w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/EmmaGrieg4x3-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/EmmaGrieg4x3-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/EmmaGrieg4x3-480x360.jpg 480w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/EmmaGrieg4x3.jpg 1600w" data-sizes="(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px" alt="Female in the woods. Staff member Emma Greig" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="lazyload" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 240px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 240/180;" /><noscript><img decoding="async" src="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/EmmaGrieg4x3-240x180.jpg" srcset="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/EmmaGrieg4x3-720x540.jpg 720w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/EmmaGrieg4x3-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/EmmaGrieg4x3-240x180.jpg 240w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/EmmaGrieg4x3-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/EmmaGrieg4x3-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/EmmaGrieg4x3-480x360.jpg 480w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/EmmaGrieg4x3.jpg 1600w" sizes="(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px" alt="Female in the woods. Staff member Emma Greig" loading="lazy" /></noscript></figure></div><div class="article-item-body"><a class="article-item-link" href="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/emma-greig/"><span class="article-item-header">Emma Greig</span></a><span class="article-excerpt">Project Leader</span><span class="attribution bottom">Behavioral Ecology</span></div></div></li><li class="article-item"><div class="article-item-container"><div class="article-item-media " data-link-to="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/wesley-hochachka/"><figure class="article-item-media-ratio"><img decoding="async" data-src="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/WesleyHochachka4x3-240x135.jpg" data-srcset="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/WesleyHochachka4x3-720x540.jpg 720w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/WesleyHochachka4x3-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/WesleyHochachka4x3-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/WesleyHochachka4x3-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/WesleyHochachka4x3-480x360.jpg 480w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/WesleyHochachka4x3.jpg 1943w" data-sizes="(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px" alt="Wesley Hochachka" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="lazyload" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 240px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 240/135;" /><noscript><img decoding="async" src="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/WesleyHochachka4x3-240x135.jpg" srcset="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/WesleyHochachka4x3-720x540.jpg 720w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/WesleyHochachka4x3-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/WesleyHochachka4x3-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/WesleyHochachka4x3-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/WesleyHochachka4x3-480x360.jpg 480w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/WesleyHochachka4x3.jpg 1943w" sizes="(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px" alt="Wesley Hochachka" loading="lazy" /></noscript></figure></div><div class="article-item-body"><a class="article-item-link" href="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/wesley-hochachka/"><span class="article-item-header">Wesley Hochachka</span></a><span class="article-excerpt">Senior Research Associate</span><span class="attribution bottom">Population Ecology • Citizen Science • Ecological Informatics • Disease Ecology</span></div></div></li><li class="article-item"><div class="article-item-container"><div class="article-item-media " data-link-to="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/marshall-iliff/"><figure class="article-item-media-ratio"><img decoding="async" data-src="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/MarshallIlliff-4x3-e1548197859217-240x135.jpg" data-srcset="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/MarshallIlliff-4x3-e1548197859217-720x539.jpg 720w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/MarshallIlliff-4x3-e1548197859217-768x575.jpg 768w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/MarshallIlliff-4x3-e1548197859217-1280x958.jpg 1280w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/MarshallIlliff-4x3-e1548197859217-1920x1437.jpg 1920w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/MarshallIlliff-4x3-e1548197859217-480x359.jpg 480w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/MarshallIlliff-4x3-e1548197859217.jpg 1975w" data-sizes="(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px" alt="" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="lazyload" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 240px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 240/135;" /><noscript><img decoding="async" src="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/MarshallIlliff-4x3-e1548197859217-240x135.jpg" srcset="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/MarshallIlliff-4x3-e1548197859217-720x539.jpg 720w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/MarshallIlliff-4x3-e1548197859217-768x575.jpg 768w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/MarshallIlliff-4x3-e1548197859217-1280x958.jpg 1280w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/MarshallIlliff-4x3-e1548197859217-1920x1437.jpg 1920w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/MarshallIlliff-4x3-e1548197859217-480x359.jpg 480w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/MarshallIlliff-4x3-e1548197859217.jpg 1975w" sizes="(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px" alt="" loading="lazy" /></noscript></figure></div><div class="article-item-body"><a class="article-item-link" href="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/marshall-iliff/"><span class="article-item-header">Marshall J. Iliff</span></a><span class="article-excerpt">Project Leader</span><span class="attribution bottom">eBird • Status and Trends • Migration • Species Distribution • Taxonomy</span></div></div></li><li class="article-item"><div class="article-item-container"><div class="article-item-media " data-link-to="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/holger-klinck/"><figure class="article-item-media-ratio"><img decoding="async" data-src="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/HolgerKlink-4x3-240x135.jpg" data-srcset="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/HolgerKlink-4x3-720x540.jpg 720w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/HolgerKlink-4x3-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/HolgerKlink-4x3-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/HolgerKlink-4x3-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/HolgerKlink-4x3-480x360.jpg 480w" data-sizes="(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px" alt="Holger Klinck" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="lazyload" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 240px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 240/135;" /><noscript><img decoding="async" src="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/HolgerKlink-4x3-240x135.jpg" srcset="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/HolgerKlink-4x3-720x540.jpg 720w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/HolgerKlink-4x3-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/HolgerKlink-4x3-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/HolgerKlink-4x3-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/HolgerKlink-4x3-480x360.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px" alt="Holger Klinck" loading="lazy" /></noscript></figure></div><div class="article-item-body"><a class="article-item-link" href="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/holger-klinck/"><span class="article-item-header">Holger Klinck</span></a><span class="article-excerpt">John W. Fitzpatrick Director, K. Lisa Yang Center for Conservation Bioacoustics</span><span class="attribution bottom"></span></div></div></li><li class="article-item"><div class="article-item-container"><div class="article-item-media " data-link-to="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/irby-lovette/"><figure class="article-item-media-ratio"><img decoding="async" data-src="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/irby-lovette-enlarged-4x3-240x135.jpg" data-srcset="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/irby-lovette-enlarged-4x3-720x539.jpg 720w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/irby-lovette-enlarged-4x3-768x575.jpg 768w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/irby-lovette-enlarged-4x3-480x360.jpg 480w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/irby-lovette-enlarged-4x3.jpg 1200w" data-sizes="(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px" alt="Irby Lovette" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="lazyload" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 240px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 240/135;" /><noscript><img decoding="async" src="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/irby-lovette-enlarged-4x3-240x135.jpg" srcset="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/irby-lovette-enlarged-4x3-720x539.jpg 720w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/irby-lovette-enlarged-4x3-768x575.jpg 768w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/irby-lovette-enlarged-4x3-480x360.jpg 480w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/irby-lovette-enlarged-4x3.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px" alt="Irby Lovette" loading="lazy" /></noscript></figure></div><div class="article-item-body"><a class="article-item-link" href="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/irby-lovette/"><span class="article-item-header">Irby Lovette</span></a><span class="article-excerpt">Director, Fuller Evolutionary Biology Program and Director, Center for Biodiversity Studies and Higher Education</span><span class="attribution bottom"></span></div></div></li><li class="article-item"><div class="article-item-container"><div class="article-item-media " data-link-to="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/kevin-mcgowan/"><figure class="article-item-media-ratio"><img decoding="async" data-src="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/McGowan-Kevin-kjm2-4x3-240x135.jpg" data-srcset="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/McGowan-Kevin-kjm2-4x3-720x540.jpg 720w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/McGowan-Kevin-kjm2-4x3-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/McGowan-Kevin-kjm2-4x3-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/McGowan-Kevin-kjm2-4x3-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/McGowan-Kevin-kjm2-4x3-480x360.jpg 480w" data-sizes="(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px" alt="" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="lazyload" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 240px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 240/135;" /><noscript><img decoding="async" src="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/McGowan-Kevin-kjm2-4x3-240x135.jpg" srcset="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/McGowan-Kevin-kjm2-4x3-720x540.jpg 720w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/McGowan-Kevin-kjm2-4x3-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/McGowan-Kevin-kjm2-4x3-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/McGowan-Kevin-kjm2-4x3-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/McGowan-Kevin-kjm2-4x3-480x360.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px" alt="" loading="lazy" /></noscript></figure></div><div class="article-item-body"><a class="article-item-link" href="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/kevin-mcgowan/"><span class="article-item-header">Kevin J. McGowan</span></a><span class="article-excerpt">Senior Course Developer and Instructor</span><span class="attribution bottom">Crows • Behavioral Ecology • Ornithological Trivia • Bird Identification • Translating Science to General Audiences</span></div></div></li><li class="article-item"><div class="article-item-container"><div class="article-item-media " data-link-to="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/tina-phillips/"><figure class="article-item-media-ratio"><img decoding="async" data-src="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/TinaPhillips4x3B-240x135.jpg" data-srcset="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/TinaPhillips4x3B-720x540.jpg 720w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/TinaPhillips4x3B-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/TinaPhillips4x3B-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/TinaPhillips4x3B-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/TinaPhillips4x3B-480x360.jpg 480w" data-sizes="(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px" alt="Tina Phillips" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="lazyload" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 240px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 240/135;" /><noscript><img decoding="async" src="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/TinaPhillips4x3B-240x135.jpg" srcset="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/TinaPhillips4x3B-720x540.jpg 720w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/TinaPhillips4x3B-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/TinaPhillips4x3B-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/TinaPhillips4x3B-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/TinaPhillips4x3B-480x360.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px" alt="Tina Phillips" loading="lazy" /></noscript></figure></div><div class="article-item-body"><a class="article-item-link" href="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/tina-phillips/"><span class="article-item-header">Tina Phillips</span></a><span class="article-excerpt">Assistant Director, Engagement in Science and Nature</span><span class="attribution bottom">Citizen Science • Evaluation • Learning • Social Science</span></div></div></li><li class="article-item"><div class="article-item-container"><div class="article-item-media " data-link-to="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/aaron-rice/"><figure class="article-item-media-ratio"><img decoding="async" data-src="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/AaronRice4x3-240x135.jpg" data-srcset="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/AaronRice4x3-720x540.jpg 720w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/AaronRice4x3-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/AaronRice4x3-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/AaronRice4x3-480x360.jpg 480w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/AaronRice4x3.jpg 1637w" data-sizes="(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px" alt="Aaron Rice" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="lazyload" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 240px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 240/135;" /><noscript><img decoding="async" src="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/AaronRice4x3-240x135.jpg" srcset="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/AaronRice4x3-720x540.jpg 720w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/AaronRice4x3-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/AaronRice4x3-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/AaronRice4x3-480x360.jpg 480w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/AaronRice4x3.jpg 1637w" sizes="(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px" alt="Aaron Rice" loading="lazy" /></noscript></figure></div><div class="article-item-body"><a class="article-item-link" href="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/aaron-rice/"><span class="article-item-header">Aaron Rice</span></a><span class="article-excerpt">Principal Ecologist</span><span class="attribution bottom">Bioacoustics • Conservation Biology • Fish Biology • Marine Ecology • Animal Behavior</span></div></div></li><li class="article-item"><div class="article-item-container"><div class="article-item-media " data-link-to="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/amanda-rodewald/"><figure class="article-item-media-ratio"><img decoding="async" data-src="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/AmandaRodewald4x3A-1-240x135.jpg" data-srcset="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/AmandaRodewald4x3A-1-720x540.jpg 720w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/AmandaRodewald4x3A-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/AmandaRodewald4x3A-1-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/AmandaRodewald4x3A-1-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/AmandaRodewald4x3A-1-480x360.jpg 480w" data-sizes="(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px" alt="Amanda Rodewald" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="lazyload" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 240px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 240/135;" /><noscript><img decoding="async" src="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/AmandaRodewald4x3A-1-240x135.jpg" srcset="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/AmandaRodewald4x3A-1-720x540.jpg 720w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/AmandaRodewald4x3A-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/AmandaRodewald4x3A-1-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/AmandaRodewald4x3A-1-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/AmandaRodewald4x3A-1-480x360.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px" alt="Amanda Rodewald" loading="lazy" /></noscript></figure></div><div class="article-item-body"><a class="article-item-link" href="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/amanda-rodewald/"><span class="article-item-header">Amanda Rodewald</span></a><span class="article-excerpt">Garvin Professor and Senior Director, Center for Avian Population Studies</span><span class="attribution bottom"></span></div></div></li><li class="article-item"><div class="article-item-container"><div class="article-item-media " data-link-to="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/viviana-ruiz-gutierrez/"><figure class="article-item-media-ratio"><img decoding="async" data-src="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/VGutierrez4x3-Burbank-240x135.jpg" data-srcset="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/VGutierrez4x3-Burbank-720x540.jpg 720w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/VGutierrez4x3-Burbank-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/VGutierrez4x3-Burbank-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/VGutierrez4x3-Burbank-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/VGutierrez4x3-Burbank-480x360.jpg 480w" data-sizes="(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px" alt="Viviana Ruiz Gutierrez by Dave Burbank" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="lazyload" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 240px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 240/135;" /><noscript><img decoding="async" src="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/VGutierrez4x3-Burbank-240x135.jpg" srcset="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/VGutierrez4x3-Burbank-720x540.jpg 720w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/VGutierrez4x3-Burbank-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/VGutierrez4x3-Burbank-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/VGutierrez4x3-Burbank-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/VGutierrez4x3-Burbank-480x360.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px" alt="Viviana Ruiz Gutierrez by Dave Burbank" loading="lazy" /></noscript></figure></div><div class="article-item-body"><a class="article-item-link" href="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/viviana-ruiz-gutierrez/"><span class="article-item-header">Viviana Ruiz Gutierrez</span></a><span class="article-excerpt">Assistant Director, Center for Avian Population Studies • Program Leader, Conservation Science</span><span class="attribution bottom">Applied Population Ecology • Conservation Science • Quantitative Ecology • Tropical Ecology and Conservation</span></div></div></li><li class="article-item"><div class="article-item-container"><div class="article-item-media " data-link-to="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/edwin-scholes/"><figure class="article-item-media-ratio"><img decoding="async" data-src="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/EdScholes4x3A-240x135.jpg" data-srcset="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/EdScholes4x3A.jpg 720w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/EdScholes4x3A-480x360.jpg 480w" data-sizes="(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px" alt="" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="lazyload" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 240px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 240/135;" /><noscript><img decoding="async" src="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/EdScholes4x3A-240x135.jpg" srcset="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/EdScholes4x3A.jpg 720w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/EdScholes4x3A-480x360.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px" alt="" loading="lazy" /></noscript></figure></div><div class="article-item-body"><a class="article-item-link" href="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/edwin-scholes/"><span class="article-item-header">Edwin Scholes</span></a><span class="article-excerpt">Project Leader</span><span class="attribution bottom">Birds-of-Paradise • Audiovisual Media • New Guinea Ornithology • Evolutionary Biology</span></div></div></li><li class="article-item"><div class="article-item-container"><div class="article-item-media " data-link-to="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/mya-thompson/"><figure class="article-item-media-ratio"><img decoding="async" data-src="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/MyaThompson4x3-240x135.jpg" data-srcset="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/MyaThompson4x3-720x540.jpg 720w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/MyaThompson4x3-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/MyaThompson4x3-480x360.jpg 480w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/MyaThompson4x3.jpg 1200w" data-sizes="(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px" alt="Mya Thompson" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="lazyload" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 240px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 240/135;" /><noscript><img decoding="async" src="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/MyaThompson4x3-240x135.jpg" srcset="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/MyaThompson4x3-720x540.jpg 720w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/MyaThompson4x3-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/MyaThompson4x3-480x360.jpg 480w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/MyaThompson4x3.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px" alt="Mya Thompson" loading="lazy" /></noscript></figure></div><div class="article-item-body"><a class="article-item-link" href="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/mya-thompson/"><span class="article-item-header">Mya Thompson</span></a><span class="article-excerpt">Co-Director, Engagement in Science and Nature</span><span class="attribution bottom">Online Learning • Instructional Design • Media Production • Environmental Education • Animal Communication • Science Communication</span></div></div></li><li class="article-item"><div class="article-item-container"><div class="article-item-media " data-link-to="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/mike-webster/"><figure class="article-item-media-ratio"><img decoding="async" data-src="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Mike-Webster-msw244-4x3-240x135.jpg" data-srcset="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Mike-Webster-msw244-4x3-720x540.jpg 720w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Mike-Webster-msw244-4x3-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Mike-Webster-msw244-4x3-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Mike-Webster-msw244-4x3-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Mike-Webster-msw244-4x3-480x360.jpg 480w" data-sizes="(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px" alt="Mike Webster" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="lazyload" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 240px; 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