Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology
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The Cornell Lab of Ornithology is a laboratory dedicated to research in the field of ornithology at Cornell University. The lab is focused on the understanding and conservation of birds, but also does research, more generally, on biological diversity; specific programs include bird population studies, a bioacoustics research program an evolutionary biology program and the Macaulay Library, the largest collection of animal sounds in the world, with more than 160,000 recordings and a growing archive of natural history video--many now included in the Birds of North America online resource. It also includes programs that promote citizen science, such as the BirdSource Project. The lab is located in the Sapsucker Woods in Ithaca, New York and includes trails that are open 365 days a year.
The lab's main library, the Adelson Library, part of the Cornell University Library system, contains historical and contemporary ornithological materials, including an extensive collection of monographs and journals.
In the spring of 2005, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology made the stunning announcement that the Ivory-billed woodpecker, thought to have been extinct for decades, had been rediscovered in Arkansas. By early 2006, however, a growing number of experts had adopted the position that the woodpecker's identification was mistaken and that they Ivory-billed had not been found again.
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- Cornell Lab of Ornithology
- A virtual tour of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
- All About Birds: Online Bird Guide
- Ivory-billed woodpecker
- The Macaulay Library of Natural Sounds
- The Macaulay Library Sound and Video Catalog
