Cornell University: Ornithology Lab Releases High-Resolution Migration Maps
March 04, 2020
March 04, 2020
ITHACA, New York, March 4 -- Cornell University issued the following news:
What do you get when you combine what bird-watchers observe with what satellites see from space? Something spectacular.
The eBird program at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology just released 500 animated maps spanning the entire Western Hemisphere. The maps show in fine detail where hundreds of species of migratory birds travel, and how their numbers vary with habitat, geography and time of year.
What do you get when you combine what bird-watchers observe with what satellites see from space? Something spectacular.
The eBird program at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology just released 500 animated maps spanning the entire Western Hemisphere. The maps show in fine detail where hundreds of species of migratory birds travel, and how their numbers vary with habitat, geography and time of year.