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Birds of the World | The Cornell Lab @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social · 5d

Grab a friend and let's go birding!
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Birds of the World - October Big Day—11 Oct 2025

Now's the time to prepare for October Big Day on 11 October! Grab your friends, your coworkers, your community and go watch birds!

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Birds of the World | The Cornell Lab @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social · 13d

The busy conference and event season is nigh! We just might be coming to your neck of the woods. First stop: the Santa Clara Valley Bird Alliance Centennial Celebration - 100 years of building community and conservation (Friday and Saturday, Oct 3-4).
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Birds of the World - The Birds of the World Team on the Move!

The Birds of the World team has been on the move, attending global science and birding conferences. Meetings are a fantastic opportunity to engage with the science and birding community and provide an...

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Birds of the World | The Cornell Lab @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social · 15d

How can you get involved? Polish your bins, grab a friend, and let's go!
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Birds of the World | The Cornell Lab @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social · 28d

That's awesome! We'll have to watch!

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Birds of the World | The Cornell Lab @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social · Sep 4

And if you don't already have access to BOW, know that your subscription dollars support our ability to engage experts around the world to synthesize and write content, while delivering it to you on the Birds of the World platform. Use coupon BOW10 in the store! birdsoftheworld.org/bow/subscrib...

Cover slide from BOW home page with Inland Dotterel on cover...Discover Birds/Explore Science with Birds of the World.

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Birds of the World | The Cornell Lab @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social · Sep 4

New! Read on for science news and species updates from Birds of the World (BOW).

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Temminck's Courser in Tendaba Camp Lower River, Gambia by Chris Venetz / Macaulay Library

Temminck's Courser in Tendaba Camp Lower River, Gambia by Chris Venetz / Macaulay Library

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Birds of the World | The Cornell Lab @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social · Sep 2

In case you missed it!

Emerging Strategies for Greater Ornithological Impact
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Birds of the World - Emerging Strategies for Greater Ornithological Impact

Birds of the World is expanding beyond its origin as a purely digital monograph series to become a dynamic, data-driven resource that better serves our readers and meets an urgent need for targeted bi...

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Birds of the World | The Cornell Lab @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social · Aug 26

The Cornell Lab launched BOW in '20 with a central mission: to build a comprehensive, global knowledgebase of avian life histories and data resources to support scientific research and conservation. Many new initiatives have taken root since then! Read more.

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ML463829651 - Buller's Albatross - Macaulay Library

Macaulay Library ML463829651; © JJ Harrison; Tasman, Tasmania, Australia

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Birds of the World | The Cornell Lab @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social · Aug 18

Fantastic!

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Birds of the World | The Cornell Lab @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social · Aug 18

Great to hear!

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Birds of the World | The Cornell Lab @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social · Aug 18

Please add Birds of the World? We sent two reps to the conference.

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Birds of the World | The Cornell Lab @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social · Aug 18

Who is in Wales at the European Ornithological Congress #EOU2025 this week? We are! Please stop by the booth and see Shawn and Nick and ask about the exciting things happening with Birds of the World and our partner network.

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Birds of the World | The Cornell Lab @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social · Aug 14

Finally, simple additions or corrections to BOW can be submitted to [email protected] - they will be stored until our team has the time to review them.

BOW is truly a collaborative science project. Thanks for caring enough to inquire!

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Birds of the World | The Cornell Lab @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social · Aug 14

Our global contributor network is growing! More than 2200 contributors so far. Here is information on how to contribute:
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Birds of the World | The Cornell Lab @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social · Aug 14

The BOW maps you mention may be under revision, or pegged for future update. Submit your bird observations via Bird to ensure consideration for future revisions. And, if you are passionate about science and sharing your knowledge perhaps you'd like to contribute?

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Birds of the World | The Cornell Lab @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social · Aug 14

You'll note BOW profiles are ALSO integrated with eBird maps. These maps depict frequency of occurrence based on eBird observational data as 100 or 20km grids. birdsoftheworld.org/bow/content/...

Range maps - Birds of the World

Species accounts for all the birds of the world.

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Birds of the World | The Cornell Lab @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social · Aug 14

The "rare" designation is set by the eBird team using many factors. On Birds of the World, basic range maps are curated from multiple data sources including eBird. They are static-not automatically revised until the next time the account is revised (i.e., only humans make the range determination).

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Birds of the World | The Cornell Lab @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social · Aug 13

Birds of the World is made possible by 1000s of researchers, authors, and org. partners dedicated to advancing our understanding of birds and ensuring their conservation. Today, we spotlighted one of those authors, Vicente Pantoja-Maggi from Chile. Meet Vicente! birdsoftheworld.org/bow/news/con...

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Birds of the World | The Cornell Lab @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social · Aug 11

Any members of the American Ornithological Society at this year's meeting? Please stop by our booth and say hi to Maria, Nicole, and Nati. Some exciting research going on! #AOS2025

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Maryn McKenna @marynmck.bsky.social · Aug 12

It is important that people understand that only building engineering prevented this being a wholesale slaughter of dedicated public servants.

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · Aug 11

The man who attacked the CDC fired more than 180 shots into the campus

Man Fired 180 Shots, Shattering 150 Windows, In CDC Attack

Bullets pierced "blast-resistant" windows, and it could take weeks or even months to repair the damage, agency officials said.

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American Ornithological Society @amornith.bsky.social · Aug 12

In this morning's #AOS25 plenary session, we paused to celebrate, honor & remember our departed friends & colleagues in our In Memoriam tribute. Please join us in honoring these individuals & their contributions to the field of #ornithology.
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Birds of the World | The Cornell Lab @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social · Aug 11

Any members of the American Ornithological Society at this year's meeting? Please stop by our booth and say hi to Maria, Nicole, and Nati. Some exciting research going on! #AOS2025

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Birds of the World | The Cornell Lab @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social · Jun 25

Coming soon! A mid-summer special BOW Discovery Webinar on AVILIST - the world's first unified global checklist of birds. Does this sound good? Would you like to join us?

Stay tuned for more info. Target is late July. We'll do our best to make this during a globally friendly timeslot.

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Birds of the World | The Cornell Lab @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social · Jul 7

Anyone heading to the American Ornithological Society meeting in Saint Louis this summer? We're also heading to the European Ornithological Congress in Bangor, Wales, UK and soon after the Congreso Mexicano de Ornitologia. Please look for us wherever you travel! www.bangor.ac.uk/eou-congress

15th European Ornithologists' Congress, Wales 2025

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Birds of the World | The Cornell Lab @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social · Jun 30

Introducing AviList: a unified global avian checklist
Date/Time: 31 July 2025 at 9:00 am EST
Speakers: Members of the AviList Executive Committee: Les Christides, Paul Donald, Pamela Rasmussen, and Marshall Iliff
Registration link: cornell.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: BOW Webinar: Introducing AviList: a unified global checklist of birds. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

Join us for a deep discussion about AviList, a unified global avian checklist that provides the most current and authoritative taxonomy of birds around the world. AviList was released in June 2025 b...

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