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Shining Bronze-Cuckoo

Macaulay Library’s Year in Review
By Kathi Borgmann
In 2019, the Macaulay Library marked its 90th year of archiving natural sounds. From the first recording of a wild bird in North America on May 18, 1929 to today, our goal has always been to preserve the sounds of our world for everyone to hear. Thanks to your audio contributions and support, the Macaulay…
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Pantanal Snipe

Publications using media in 2019
By Team Macaulay Library
Papers published in 2019 that used media from the Macaulay Library Amaral, B. R., T. O. Laranjeiras, M. Cohn-Haft, G. A. Leite, R. Czaban, and C. L. Rutt (2019). Major range extension for Orange-fronted Plushcrown Metopothrix aurantiaca in the central Amazon of Brazil. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists’ Club 139:99–104. Andriola, J. V. P., and…
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Crested Bellbird

Voices from the field
By Mariel Ortega
I wiggled my toes, watching as my hiking boots traced patterns in the orange sand of the Australian mulga. Australia…I was in Australia! Yet, for being on the other side of the planet, Australia was less otherworldly than I expected. What did feel otherworldly was being a sound recordist. Here I was traversing the wilderness…
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Bill Macaulay, Lab of Ornithology benefactor, dies at 74

Bill Macaulay, Lab of Ornithology benefactor, dies at 74
By Macaulay Library Team
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.…
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Red-shouldered Macaw

Can voices from the Macaulay Library help return illegally captured birds back home?
By Kathi Borgmann
Illegal wildlife trade is a booming billion-dollar business, ranking third among illegal activities after drug and human trafficking. Many millions of live and dead animals across the globe are sold every year for traditional medicines, jewelry, and personal collections. Among animals trafficked for the pet trade, birds are the most exploited group. Every year millions…
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