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class="content-container articles page-wide has-cta"> <header class="article-header"> <h1 class="page-title">Our Work</h1> </header>   <section id="content" class="content article-content" aria-label="Main content"> <article> <p class="intro">The Cornell Lab of Ornithology brings together the agility and impact of an on-the-ground nonprofit organization with world-class science and teaching as part of Cornell University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Our work spans disciplines from science to art, engineering to education. Our global community includes supporters, participants, and partners from all walks of life, united by a love of birds and nature and a commitment to help protect our planet.<br></p> </article> <div class="article-list card-display card-display-mobile card-three" id=""><ul><li class="article-item"><div class="article-item-container"><div class="article-item-media content-article" data-link-to="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/center-for-avian-population-studies/"><figure class="article-item-media-ratio"><img data-src="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/program-bps-480x360.jpg" data-srcset="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/program-bps-720x540.jpg 720w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/program-bps-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/program-bps-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/program-bps-480x360.jpg 480w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/program-bps.jpg 1900w" data-sizes="(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px" alt="Wood Thrush singing on a branch" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="lazyload" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 480px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 480/360;" /><noscript><img src="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/program-bps-480x360.jpg" srcset="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/program-bps-720x540.jpg 720w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/program-bps-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/program-bps-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/program-bps-480x360.jpg 480w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/program-bps.jpg 1900w" sizes="(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px" alt="Wood Thrush singing on a branch" loading="lazy" /></noscript><figcaption>Wood Thrush by <a href="https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/56732651">John Petruzzi / Macaulay Library</a></figcaption></figure></div><div class="article-item-body"><a class="article-item-link" href="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/center-for-avian-population-studies/"><span class="article-item-header">Center for Avian Population Studies</span></a><p>We strive to use big data to create big impact.</p> </div></div></li><li class="article-item"><div class="article-item-container"><div class="article-item-media content-article" data-link-to="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/biodiversity-studies-higher-education/"><figure class="article-item-media-ratio"><img data-src="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/FI-Studies-SplendidFairywren-Athanas-480x360.jpg" data-srcset="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/FI-Studies-SplendidFairywren-Athanas-720x540.jpg 720w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/FI-Studies-SplendidFairywren-Athanas-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/FI-Studies-SplendidFairywren-Athanas-480x360.jpg 480w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/FI-Studies-SplendidFairywren-Athanas.jpg 978w" data-sizes="(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px" alt="Splendid Fairywren singing while perched on a broken branch" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="lazyload" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 480px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 480/360;" /><noscript><img src="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/FI-Studies-SplendidFairywren-Athanas-480x360.jpg" srcset="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/FI-Studies-SplendidFairywren-Athanas-720x540.jpg 720w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/FI-Studies-SplendidFairywren-Athanas-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/FI-Studies-SplendidFairywren-Athanas-480x360.jpg 480w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/FI-Studies-SplendidFairywren-Athanas.jpg 978w" sizes="(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px" alt="Splendid Fairywren singing while perched on a broken branch" loading="lazy" /></noscript><figcaption>Splendid Fairywren by <a href="https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/126245751">Nick Athanas / Macaulay Library</a></figcaption></figure></div><div class="article-item-body"><a class="article-item-link" href="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/biodiversity-studies-higher-education/"><span class="article-item-header">Biodiversity Studies and Higher Education</span></a><p>We explore the origins of biodiversity and how organisms function in nature.</p> </div></div></li><li class="article-item"><div class="article-item-container"><div class="article-item-media content-article" data-link-to="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/center-for-conservation-bioacoustics/"><figure class="article-item-media-ratio"><img data-src="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/program-brp-480x360.jpg" data-srcset="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/program-brp-720x540.jpg 720w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/program-brp-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/program-brp-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/program-brp-480x360.jpg 480w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/program-brp.jpg 1900w" data-sizes="(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px" alt="Humpback Whales by Jon Comforth." src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="lazyload" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 480px; 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