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Bird Migration Explorer

Sandhill Cranes. Photo: Tara Tanaka/Audubon Photography Awards

Welcome to the Bird Migration Explorer!

The Bird Migration Explorer captures the joy of birds and the wonder of migration through a series of interactive maps built using the latest and best-available migration and conservation science.

Using this unique digital platform, visitors to the Bird Migration Explorer can learn about the full annual cycle for 458 species of migratory birds that regularly breed in the United States and Canada and use areas in Latin America and the Caribbean during other times of the year.

You can take a closer look at your favorite bird as it completes its annual migration using the Species Migration maps, discover which migratory birds use a given location and how they connect it to other places across the Western Hemisphere on the Locations maps, and learn about many of the challenges migratory birds face during the year with the Conservation Challenges maps.

Migratory birds inspire and fascinate countless people all across the hemisphere with their awe-inspiring annual journeys. By learning more about what migratory birds tell us, we can better protect them and the places they need throughout the year. The Bird Migration Explorer takes one of the world’s natural phenomena and displays it right on your screen for hundreds of migratory bird species.

The Bird Migration Explorer was made possible through the generous contributions of tracking data submitted by hundreds of researchers across many organizations and working throughout the Western Hemisphere. Collecting these data requires a huge investment in time, energy, and funding. We greatly appreciate scientists’ willingness to share these hard-earned data that bring the incredible journeys of migratory birds to life. We also appreciate our founding partners who contributed to the strategic development and data resources of the Bird Migration Explorer and our founding supporters who made the Explorer possible. Read more about our data providers, partners and supporters.

How to cite the Bird Migration Explorer

Smith, Melanie A., John Mahoney, Erika J. Knight, Lotem Taylor, Nathaniel E. Seavy, O’Connor H. Bailey, Marco Carbone, William DeLuca, Nicolas S. Gonzalez, Miguel F. Jimenez, Gadalia M. W. O'Bryan, Nalini Rao, Chad J. Witko, Chad Wilsey, and Jill L. Deppe. 2022. Bird Migration Explorer. National Audubon Society, New York, NY. Accessed on [date] at birdmigrationexplorer.org.

Acknowledgements

Audubon Contributors

Numerous staff across Audubon made contributions to the Bird Migration Explorer in the areas of science, technology, conservation, communications, content, fundraising, finance, and project management. The staff listed below made significant contributions to the development, implementation, and support of the Explorer. We are grateful to the many staff across the Audubon network who reviewed content and contributed valuable feedback.

Product Design

Melanie Smith

John Mahoney

Erika Knight
Alex Tomlinson

Data, Technology, and Engineering

Christina Farber

Chad Witko

Lotem Taylor

Miguel Jimenez

Connor Bailey
Summers Cleary
Kathy Dale
Erica Goldfinger
Ryan Hobbs
Ariana Kim
Daniela Linero
Sarah Mandanas
Miranda McCall
Caitlin Rogers
Giselle Vandrick
Jorge Velasquez
Henrik Westerkam
Members of the Audubon technology team

Science Advising

Nat Seavy

William DeLuca
Stephanie Beilke
Geoff LeBaron
Members of the Audubon science team and conservation science leaders from state and regional offices

Senior Leadership

Jill Deppe

Chad Wilsey

Marco Carbone

Gadalia O’Bryan
Jenny Bogo
Denise Bricker
Elizabeth Gray
Sarah Greenberger
Lisa Hardaway
Karen Hyun
Matthew Jeffery
Marshall Johnson
Gary Langham
Diana Lee
Stephen Meyer
David O'Neill
Amy Sobel
Justin Stokes
David Yarnold
Members of the Audubon executive and conservation leadership teams

Project Management

Nalini Rao
Jennifer Coleman
Wendy Griben

Conservation, Content, and Communications

Nicolas Gonzalez
Diana Braithwaite
Andrew Del-Colle
Poly Martinez
Nick Mason
Erin Meade
Diego Ochoa
Liz Pomper
Members of the Audubon conservation, content, and communications teams

Fundraising and Finance

Kelly Adams
Margaret Bohlander
Jessica Dolan
Kevin Duffy
Kristina Hermanson
Rodrigo Jimenez
Sean O’Connor
Members of the Audubon fundraising and finance teams

External Contributors

Numerous experts contributed in the areas of product design, technology, science, conservation, communications, content, and project management. The individuals listed below made significant contributions to the development, implementation, and support of the Bird Migration Explorer.

Product Design

Liran Okanon, Launch by NTT Data

Andrew Possehl, Launch by NTT Data
Gabe Coyne, Prota Studios
Tommy Fauvell, Esri
Daniel Huffman, somethingaboutmaps
Members of the Launch, Blue Raster, and Esri design teams

Data, Technology, and Engineering

Peter Richardson

Jae Hanley, Launch by NTT Data

Shawn Kelly, Launch by NTT Data

Eric Ashcroft, Blue Raster

Emma Paz, Blue Raster
Alexi Akl, Launch by NTT Data
Andrew Bell, Blue Raster
Ghassan Dib, Launch by NTT Data
Tara Eckhoff, Launch by NTT Data
Roy El Khoury, Launch by NTT Data
Jason Hettmansperger, Blue Raster
Steven Khalife, Launch by NTT Data
Abigail Krump, Blue Raster
Richard Moussopo, Blue Raster
Reem Obeid, Launch by NTT Data
David Smetana, Esri
Members of the Launch, Blue Raster, and Esri technology teams

Project Management

Nathan Henry, Launch by NTT Data
Wilson Fong, Prota Studios
Adam Jenkins, Esri
Daniel Kim, Prota Studios
Jordan Luckett, Launch by NTT Data
Vernon Steward, Prota Studios
Gloria Tsao, 1 Leap Systems
Michael Tey, Teycon Group

Science Advising

Molly Adams, New York City Audubon
David Borre, Pronatura Noreste
Stuart Butchart, BirdLife International
Miyoko Chu, The Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Sarah Davidson, Movebank
Jessica Gorzo, On the Wing Scientific Consulting
Autumn-Lynn Harrison, Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center
Allison Huysman, Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center
Alex Jahn, Indiana University
Rick Lanctot, US Fish and Wildlife Service
Christina Locke, On The Wing Scientific Consulting
Pam Loring, US Fish and Wildlife Service
Stuart MacKenzie, Birds Canada
Peter Marra, Georgetown University
Antonio Celis Murillo, USGS Eastern Ecological Science Center Bird Banding Lab
Corina Newsome, Georgia Audubon
Arvind Punjabi, Bird Conservancy of the Rockies
Kristen Ruegg, Bird Genoscape Project
Purbita Saha, Popular Science
Amy Scarpignato, Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center and Georgetown University
Members of the science teams at each of our founding partner organizations

Content and Communications

Joel Fariss, Prota Studios
Elisabeth Hass, Prota Studios
Ben Seslija, Prota Studios
Jumana Vasi, Vasi Consulting
Josh Vitulli, Prota Studios
Members of the communications teams at each of our founding partner organizations

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