Recordist of Note: David L. Ross, Jr.

Recordist of Note: David L. Ross, Jr.

By Matthew Medler 27 Sep 2022

In 1992, David L. Ross, Jr. and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology released a groundbreaking audio production: Voices of the Cloud Forest, a stereo audio journey through a day in Costa Rica’s Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve. Now, on the 30th anniversary of the original release of Voices of the Cloud Forest, the Macaulay Library is…

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Recordist of Note: Robert C. Stein

By Kathi Borgmann 11 Jul 2022

We’ve all seen a flycatcher or, let’s be honest, five that left us puzzled…was that an Alder Flycatcher or a Willow Flycatcher? If only that flycatcher would have uttered a few notes, then we’d have a chance at figuring out which species we spotted. We have Robert C. Stein to thank for his pioneering work…

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Recordist of Note: Mort and Phyllis Isler

Recordist of Note: Mort and Phyllis Isler

By Kathi Borgmann 5 Feb 2021

The path to ornithology and sound recording came late in life for Mort and Phyllis Isler, but that has not stopped them from making significant contributions in the field. In their late 40s and early 50s, after establishing successful careers in other fields Mort and Phyllis found themselves working alongside some of the most pre-eminent…

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Recordist of Note: Peter Boesman

Recordist of Note: Peter Boesman

By Kathi Borgmann 16 Jun 2020

Peter Boesman has recorded nearly half of the world’s birds—amassing one of the largest personal collections of bird vocalizations in the world. If you have ever looked for bird calls or songs from the Americas, Europe, Africa, or Asia no doubt you have come across recordings by Peter Boesman. His MP3 sound collections are the…

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Contributor of Note: Josep del Hoyo

Contributor of Note: Josep del Hoyo

By Kathi Borgmann 9 Mar 2020

Josep del Hoyo was always fascinated with the classification of organisms, especially microorganisms, paving the way for a career in medicine. But in a rural village in Spain, where he maintained a medical practice, del Hoyo started watching birds, sparking an interest that would lead him to create one of the foremost publications in ornithology,…

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Recordist of Note: Theodore “Ted” Parker III

Recordist of Note: Theodore “Ted” Parker III

By Guest post 19 Feb 2020

William Young, a young birder from Pennsylvania, first came across Ted Parker’s name in Kenn Kauffman’s Kingbird Highway at age eight. Young was fascinated by Parker’s birding adventures and was amazed to discover that Ted Parker grew up in the same town—Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Not only are Parker and Young from the same town, but Young…

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Recordist of Note: Valerie Heemstra

Recordist of Note: Valerie Heemstra

By Macaulay Library Team 15 Jan 2020

Valerie Heemstra has been watching birds for most of her life and although medicine won out on the career front, Valerie continues to pursue her love of birds. In fact, according to her eBird profile, Valerie retired so she could spend more time birding. Valerie has been busy birding, she has 1,143 recordings and 6,479…

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Recordist of Note: Wil Hershberger

Recordist of Note: Wil Hershberger

By Kathi Borgmann 18 Sep 2019

In 1995 Wil Hershberger, a molecular biologist by training and an avid birder, found himself in northern California. That’s where Hershberger was bitten, by the recording bug that is. Hershberger says he was always into birds. First, it was a brilliant Baltimore Oriole in his backyard that made him take notice of birds when he…

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Recordist of note: Randolph Scott Little

Recordist of note: Randolph Scott Little

By Kathi Borgmann 5 Aug 2019

Randolph Scott Little grew up surrounded by giants. His elementary school stood in the shadows of Fernow Hall on the Cornell Campus, then the home of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. After school Little would walk up the hill and tug at the shirt sleeves of Arthur Allen and Peter Paul Kellogg, the founders of…

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Contributor Spotlight: Teresa and Miles Tuffli

Contributor Spotlight: Teresa and Miles Tuffli

By Teresa & Miles Tuffli 14 Feb 2019

Teresa and Miles Tuffli are avid birders who regularly contribute audio recordings and photographs to the Macaulay Library. They enjoy volunteering their time with nature-based organizations within their community of Sonoma County, California. Teresa and Miles shared their story with the Macaulay Library about how they got started birding and all the wonderful things they…

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