Bill Macaulay, Lab of Ornithology benefactor, dies at 74

By Macaulay Library Team
Bill and Linda Macaulay in front of the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Photo by: Gary Hodges Photography

We are deeply saddened by the loss of William E. “Bill” Macaulay, a longtime benefactor of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, whose name graces the digital media archive—The Linda R. and William E. Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. The archive honors both Bill, an avid bird watcher, and his wife Linda R. Macaulay, also an avid birder and a sound recordist with more than 6,000 audio recordings to her name. Read more about Bill and Linda in the Cornell Chronicle and read about Linda’s recordings achievements from an interview earlier in the year.