Annual Report to Members 2009 - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Annual Reportto Members 2009

A Message from John Fitzpatrick2The Cornell Lab of Ornithology is a dynamichub—a place where more than 250 scientists,staff, and students converge each day to pour energy,passion, and expertise into the study and conservationof nature.Here inside the Johnson Center for Birds andBiodiversity, people explore the intricacies of DNA,delve into the world’s largest archive of animal soundsand videos, teach hands-on research techniques tostudents, engineer new technologies to study wildlife,analyze hundreds of thousands of data-records fromcitizen-science participants, and create websites toshare the beauty and scientific knowledge of birdswith millions of people.What matters most, though, is what we do beyondthese walls. Our impact extends all over theworld, into classrooms, homes, libraries—into urbanneighborhoods and remote wilderness from PapuaNew Guinea, to Peru, to the depths of the oceans. TheCornell Lab of Ornithology’s family includes millionsof bird watchers, 200,000 citizen-science participants,and 45,000 donors. We collaborate with partners andstudents of all ages, all around the world—peoplebound by love of birds and nature, and by commitmentto do everything possible to keep nature intactamidst an onslaught of environmental challenges.This annual report highlights waysin which the Cornell Lab of Ornithologyconnects science, education, andconservation with people and wildlifeacross the world—work thatcontinues despite the challengingeconomic times that we and allnonprofit organizations faced thisyear. We have carefully managedour resources and, remarkably,membership in the Cornell Labof Ornithology actually increasedby 8% during the past year. This is atestament to widespread public commitmentto wildlife—and recognitionof the Cornell Lab as a trusted, effectiveorganization that turns your support into realbenefits for birds as well as for people. Thankyou for your continued support in making ourfar-reaching work possible.Sincerely,John W. FitzpatrickLouis Agassiz Fuertes DirectorAbove: A King Bird-of-Paradise in NewGuinea. During courtship, the male raisesthe green “disks” of his tail above his headand swishes them from side to side.Right: Ian Fein (at left) and Eric Liner recordscience in action to raise awareness of NewGuinea’s unique birds-of-paradise.Cover: In a New Guinea rainforest, a maleLesser Bird-of-Paradise courts femaleswatching nearby. Seven bird-of-paradisespecies were recorded on a recent expeditionled by Ed Scholes of the Cornell Lab’sMacaulay Library, and rainforest biologist/photojournalist Tim Laman, in their ongoingeffort to document all of New Guinea’s birdsof-paradise.Photos by Tim Laman.Tim Laman

"We bring the voice of conservation to discussions about how the earth's resources are to be used. More and more, companiesare turning to us for advice because of our commitment to biodiversity and our expertise in listening in on theworld’s creatures—monitoring animals on land and in the seas."—Christopher W. Clark, director, Bioacoustics Research ProgramChristopher Tessaglia-HymesAndrea Turkalo Protecting Life inthe Seas As energycompanies drill forenergy beneath theocean, they turn tothe Cornell Lab tohelp them minimizeharm to wildlife. Atleft, our acoustictechnology monitorsmarine mammals,minimizing disruptionand mortalityto bowhead whales,beluga whales, andwalruses in areasproposed for drilling,and helpingships prevent collisionswith endangeredright whales.Keeping Elephants AliveTo save the lives of endangeredforest elephants, Cornell Labscientists are collaboratingwith the Wildlife ConservationSociety, governmentagencies in Gabon, and thelogging industry to controlillegal poaching in forests.The Cornell Lab’s acousticsystem monitors the soundsof elephants and human activitysuch as trespassing andgunshots.Gerrit VynThe State of theBirds Produced bythe Cornell Lab andpartners, the 2009State of the Birds reportraised nationalawareness of theplight of birds andresulted in the U.S.Senate’s recommendationto increasefunding for endangeredbirds suchas the Akohekohepictured below.Conservation ImpactPercentage of U.S. bird speciesfound by the State of the Birds reportto be endangered, threatened, or ofconservation concern31%Increase in funding for endangeredand threatened species recommendedby U.S. Senate in response to the Stateof the Birds report$3 millionCountry with the largest installedwind generation capacity in the worldin 2008United StatesNumber of birds and bats affectedby existing wind turbinesUnknownPercentage decline in Sierra MadreSparrows during the last decade80 percentNumber of hectares recommendedfor Sierra Madre Sparrow conservation250,000–500,000Number of sounds of endangeredright whales detected in MassachusettsBay, used to avert ship strikes in thepast 12 months18,311Jack Jeffrey5

Connect: Teach students of all ages to explore and protLifelonglearning.It happens in schoolyardsacross the country as studentsinvestigate birds withthe Cornell Lab’s curricula.In university labs, lecturehalls, and in the field, Cornellstudents work with ourscientists, gaining the skillsto become leaders in scienceand conservation. Throughworkshops and distancelearningcourses, we teachbiologists, educators, andbird enthusiasts around theworld.This year, we broadenedand deepened our educationalimpact, connecting withpeople from all walks of lifeto increase the understandingand protection of nature.6 Scientists in Training Cornell undergraduateCarolyn Sedgwick examinesa chickadee for her study investigatingbehavioral differences between male andfemale chickadees at feeders.Students Cross Boundaries The newCrossing Boundaries program engagesstudents in using GIS and Google Earthto analyze biodiversity conservation issuesin Brazil, Mexico, Kenya, and NewYork—and to envision career possibilities.Laura EricksonDavid O. Brown Exploration and Discovery In late2008, three recent Cornell graduates and aPeruvian colleague mounted an expeditionto a remote area of Peru, returning withnotes on nearly 400 bird species from 43families, including one that may be newto science. New Bird Course Goes Online Following up on the popularHome Study Course in Bird Biology, the Cornell Lab haslaunched a new online course, “Courtship and Rivalry in Birds.”Packed with sounds and videos, the course takes students ona quest to understand how birds communicate about the essentialsof life.Glenn Seeholzer

Connect: See through the eyes of bird watchersWhizzing acrossthe Internet,thousands of reportsfrom bird watcherspour into the CornellLab each day.Our interactive websitesenable bird watchers andscientists to see, explore,and analyze these data. Thisyear, hundreds of thousandsof citizen-science participantshelped Cornell Labresearchers connect the birdsin their own backyards to reveal thelarger picture of bird movements acrossthe hemisphere—and to show strikingchanges through time.8Neotropical Birds The new NeotropicalBirds website creates a much-needed,centralized resource about birds fromMexico to South America. The websitegathers bird species information fromexperts and showcases images contributedby bird watchers via the NeotropicalBirds Flickr group. Visit www.neotropical.birds.cornell.edu. eBird: Sweeping Views of Continent’s Birdlife Scientistsare analyzing millions of records from eBird to reveal patternsin the continent’s birdlife. The maps below show the relativeabundance of Eastern Phoebes in fall (left) and winter (right)using eBird reports, remotely-sensed habitat information, andvariation in detection rates.FallLegend1.00.80.60.40.20.0Winter

“Citizen science is a multifaceted and exciting way to bring people and birds together for conservation. We collect criticaldata on birds—and form communities of learners intent on using their passion to discover how birds are affected byenvironmental change and what we might do about it.”—Janis Dickinson, director, Citizen ScienceFeederWatchers Document Changes Through Time Datafrom Project FeederWatch participants show that an introducedspecies, the Eurasian Collared-Dove, spread from Florida toBritish Columbia in just seven years, an unprecedented rate.An upcoming article in the journal Ecography examines habitatpreferences and effects on native doves.BirdShare: A Wealth of Bird Photos More than 900 peoplecontributed more than 24,000 photos to Birdshare, the CornellLab’s photo-sharing group on Flickr. Many of the imagesappear on our websites and species profiles, including on AllAbout Birds.Citizen Science ImpactNumber of scientific papers usingcitizen-science data fromthe Cornell Lab since 1997>60Record-breaking number of GreatBackyard Bird Count checklists in 200993,629Number of bird nesting attemptsreported to the Cornell Lab since 199796,140Number of NestCam images sortedand labeled by CamClickr participants293,865Number of citizen-scienceparticipants in Cornell Lab projects200,000Average number of birdobservations reported toeBird each month1,000,000Number of bird observations in theAvian Knowledge Network65,717,5862000LegendAverageflock size032009Photos, left to right: Cuban Tody by Carol Foil; Eastern Phoebe by TrippDavenport; Eurasian Collared-Dove by Judy Howle; Violet-bellied Hummingbirdby Bill Lynch; Dark-eyed (“Oregon”) Junco by Burney Huff9

Connect: Bridge the unknownIn the quest to understandnature,Cornell Lab scientistsuse cutting-edgetechnology to revealsecrets hidden in DNA, documentrare wildlife, discoverhow animals communicate,and understand the impactof human activities on ourenvironment.This year, from the forestsof Papua New Guinea to theunderwater world off NewYork City, they brought excitingnew discoveries tolight. Recordings Unravel Bird Duets In a Costa Rican forest, postdoctoral researcherDaniel Mennill used an array of microphones to record duets between Rufous-andwhiteWrens simultaneously onto separate channels of a sound file. Mennill andCornell Lab scientist Sandra Vehrencamp published results deciphering the complexvocal interactions between male and female wrens. Expedition Yields Rare Footage of Birds-of-Paradise On a recent New Guineaexpedition, Macaulay Library video curator Edwin Scholes, photojournalist Tim Laman,and the Cornell Lab’s multimedia crew captured new sounds and images ofseveral spectacular birds-of-paradise. These recordings along with Scholes’s researchwill help scientists understand how these unique birds evolved.Documenting Behaviors of an Imperiled Species A Cornell Lab team recordedrare high-definition video and surround-sound of Gunnison Sage-Grouse in Colorado.Fewer than 4,000 of these birds remain. The recordings will aid researchers andeducators in studying, protecting, and raising awareness of this imperiled species.Whip-poor-will Sounds by Moonlight This year, Cornell Lab scientists developedsophisticated software enabling them to collect the most detailed data ever obtainedon how Whip-poor-will activity varies in response to moonlight. The technology canbe used to monitor Whip-poor-wills and other elusive nocturnal species. Biodiversity through Time Researcher Dan Rabosky and his colleagues at theCornell Lab have combined math and genetic analyses to trace the way diversegroups such as Australian skinks, diatoms, and warblers have evolved throughtime.10Photos (from top to bottom): Dale Morris, Tim Laman, Gerrit Vyn, Michael Drummond, and Dan Rabosky

"Birds have always been spectacular subjects for scientific study, but now we have the tools to explore the full breadth oftheir wondrous biology, from their underlying genomes to their amazing physiological adaptations to their most bizarrebehaviors.”—Irby Lovette, director, Evolutionary Biology Program Computational Sustainability Cornell Lab scientists are helping to advanceanalyses of biodiversity data using machine learning and statistical techniques todiscover patterns in datasets of tens of millions of bird observations. The effort ispart of a national collaboration funded by NSF to use computational methods forbalancing environmental, economic, and societal needs for a sustainable future. Using Science to Help Save a Species Work on the Florida Scrub-Jay completedits 40th year, with hundreds of individual jays banded and their pedigreesdocumented many generations back. Cornell Lab scientists are studying the role ofwildfire in sustaining critical habitat, and they are investigating how disease, includingWest Nile virus and encephalitis, influences the population trajectory of thisthreatened species. Mercury Contamination and Birds Many people may know that mercury levelsare high in fish-eating birds, but mercury rains down upon forests as well. With supportfrom the Leon Levy Foundation, Cornell Lab scientists are developing a modelof mercury contamination in New York forests and identifying regions and birds athigh risk, including Wood Thrushes and Red-eyed Vireos. New Twist in Finch Disease Story With the help of citizen-science participants,Cornell Lab scientists have studied the dynamics of House Finch eye diseasesince its emergence 15 years ago. In a new twist, they recently found that AmericanGoldfinches play a role by transmitting the disease to House Finches, even when thegoldfinches show no symptoms.Research ImpactGrants and contracts awarded tothe Cornell Lab in 2008–09$7,216,947Number of scientific publications in2008–09>130Number of digital recordings ofanimals in the Macaulay Library archive94,000Records that can be analyzed usingnew information science techniques1,200 environmentalvariables,50,000 locations,50 million observationsHours of marine recordingscollected in 2008–09474,552Number of years considered inbiodiversity study of diatoms40 million Revealing the Lives of Urban Whales In the first ever marine acoustic studyoff the coast of New York State, Cornell Lab scientists detected a blue whale, finwhales, humpback whales, and right whales near New York City. This project willprovide crucial information on the use of these very busy waters by endangeredmarine mammals so regulators can make informed decisions about the human usesof these areas.Photos (top to bottom): Daniel Fink, Laura Erickson, Christopher Wood, Timothy M. Johnson, NOAA. Right: Western Bluebird by Donald Metzner11

Connect: Share the knowledge and wonder of birdsBeautiful and fascinating,birds connect peoplewith nature in every part ofthe world.Your support enables us to share thescientific knowledge and wonder ofbirds with millions of people. Whetherthey peruse our updated All About Birdswebsite, watch our new “Inside Birding”video series, or hear the sounds of birdsin our “singing books,” we hope thateach experienceleads toa greater understandingand appreciationof birdsand biodiversity. All About Birds, a Wealth of Sights,Sounds, and Expertise Online The CornellLab’s new All About Birds website ispacked with bird photos, sounds, video,and advice from our experts. Watch our“Inside Birding” video series. Read RoundRobin, the Cornell Blog of Ornithology.Send a question to science editor LauraErickson. Or browse Living Bird multimedia,our popular “Building Skills” section,and more than 500 bird species profiles. New Gadgets Find Birds, ExplainBirds, Sing Like Birds The “BirdsEye”Apple iPhone and iPod touch applicationuses Cornell Lab sounds, Google maps,and recent eBird reports to help peoplefind the birds they want to see. New booksand greeting cards open up to play birdsounds from the Cornell Lab’s MacaulayLibrary so you can see and hear the birdsas you ID them. Our latest book literallyanswers your questions. BirdScope editorLaura Erickson wrote the Bird WatchingAnswer Book to address some of the mostfunny, intriguing, and frequently askedquestions we have received frommembers and citizen-scienceparticipants via email and theAll About Birds website.12Long-billed Curlew by Mike Baird

"Birds are nature’s most enjoyable and accessible window into how she works. Our passion at the Lab of Ornithology isto share this window with everyone and anyone, of whatever age or profession, who cares to stop for a moment and takea look."—John Fitzpatrick, director, Cornell Lab of Ornithology Reaching Communities Far and Wide This year, wereached out to our local community with more bird walks,events, and exhibits. In our first-ever Young Birders event, wealso brought 10 teenagers from around the country to connectwith our researchers and staff and get a hands-on view of careersin science, conservation, and education. Our CelebrateUrban Birds program connected with communities around thenation through mini-grants, enabling them to offer meaningfulactivities to youth groups, rehabilitation groups, seniors,and others. Our staff and scientists collaborated with MayaLin, creator of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, on her newsculpture, “What is Missing?” The sculpture features soundsand video of endangered animals from the Macaulay Libraryto raise awareness of the extinction crisis and opportunities forhabitat conservation. The sculpture, unveiled at the CaliforniaAcademy of Sciences, is the first installment in a series thatwill reach people around the globe.At left (clockwise from top), International Migratory Bird Day; birdart by participants in Celebrate Urban Birds; 2009 Young Birdersevent; Maya Lin's sculpture, "What is Missing?" Cornell Lab Buzz The Cornell Lab’s work for birds andbiodiversity was covered by thousands of articles, radio shows,television stations, and websites worldwide this year. Our scientistsare always willing to give their voice on behalf of wildlife,helping to raise awareness among the general public aboutthe most pressing conservation issues—as well as the thrill ofscientific discovery and exploration of nature.Outreach ImpactNumber of media articles aboutthe Cornell Lab’s work in 2008–09>1,600Number of visitors to SapsuckerWoods Sanctuary in 200864,547Number of requests for CelebrateUrban Birds kits70,000Percentage of Celebrate UrbanBirds participants who are ethnically/culturally underrepresented oreconomically disadvantaged80%Number of books sold in CornellLab’s Bird Songs series>250,000Number of IP addresses with accessto The Birds of North America Online15,940,000Number of Cornell Lab web pageviews in 2008>52 millionAt left, Bob Simon from CBS’s “60 Minutes” interviews researcher MyaThompson about the Cornell Lab’s Elephant Listening Project.Photo credits: Top collage (clockwise from top), Susan Spear; bird art courtesyof Celebrate Urban Birds; Ellen Shershow Peña; Tim Lenz. Bottom left photo,Diane Tessaglia-Hymes. Bottom right photo, Lewis’s Woodpecker by Pam Koch.13

The Cornell Lab Connects with MembersDespite the challenging times in our country, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s membershipprospered and grew over the past year. When faced with the worst financialcrisis of our times, you reaffirmed your connections with us—your love for birds, yourcommitment to science, and your belief in education. On behalf of all of my colleagues,thank you for being a special supporter of a unique and important organization.Since my arrival last year, we have tried many ways of connecting with you. Wehave held small and large events across the country, spoken with donors on a daily basis,and created new surveys to learn the hopes and interests of our newest members. (Wewill be launching membership surveys soon as well—please watch for them by email orpostal mail.)We also launched a monthly member eNewsletter this year, and provided new onlinedonation forms. If you haven’t been receiving Cornell Lab eNews with bird songrecordings, videos, and program updates, you can subscribe for free simply by enteringyour email address in the box on our home page at www.birds.cornell.edu. As always,we also listen to and respond to thousands of members who contact us by sending emailto cornellbirds@cornell.edu.Recently we launched a new Golden-wing Society for donors and a new travel programto respond to your requests for more engagement and birding opportunities. Yoursupport allows the Cornell Lab to flourish—thank you.Sincerely,Sean ScanlonSenior Director, Development and Philanthropy(607) 254-1105; sbs259@cornell.eduEstate Planning:A Lasting LegacyIt’s easy to include the Lab of Ornithologyin your estate plans, especially througha bequest or life income agreement. Tomake a bequest through your will, simplyinclude the following language: “Igive and bequeath the sum of $ _ (or__ % of my residuary estate) to CornellUniversity for the Lab of Ornithology tobe used in support of its charitable purposes.”Doing so can perpetuate yourinterest in birds and support of the Labforever.We would be honored to talk with youabout these important issues, enablingyou to fulfill your commitments to yourfamily, bird study, and conservation. Tolearn more about estate planning opportunitiesto benefit you and the Labof Ornithology, please call Scott Sutcliffeat 607-254-2424 or Sean Scanlonat 607-254-1105. The Lab is pleased toacknowledge such friends as membersof the Sapsucker Woods Society (see liston page 21).14Golden-winged Warbler by Sabine Freiermuth

“I support the Cornell Lab because I can see the results: More peopleconnecting with science and nature, whether through citizen-scienceinvolvement, curricula for children, or emotionally powerful art exhibits,such as the recent collaboration with Maya Lin to raise theawareness of extinction and opportunities for conservation.”—Joan Brenchley-Jackson, Cornell Lab memberFrom left to right, Labmember Joan Brenchley-Jackson, artist Maya Lin,and Lab director JohnFitzpatrick sitting at theedge of Lin’s sculpture,“What is Missing?” after itsunveiling at the CaliforniaAcademy of Sciences.Behind them, in the tip ofthe cone, sounds and videoof endangered wildlife fromthe Lab’s Macaulay Libraryplay out. As the soundsreverberate and distortalong the passageway, theyevoke the dimming hopesfor endangered speciesas well as the fact thatthey’re not yet entirelyout of our reach.15Ellen Shershow PeÑa

Administrative board, program directors, and facultyCornell Lab of Ornithology Administrative BoardProgram Directors and FacultyEdward W. Rose (Chairman);President and Owner, Cardinal Investment CompanyEllen G. Adelson, Social Worker in private practice (Cornell '58)Philip H. Bartels, Partner, Holland, Kaufmann & Bartels, LLC(Cornell '71)Robert B. Berry, Retired CEO, U.S. Liability Insurance CompaniesScott V. Edwards, Professor, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology,Harvard UniversityWilliam T. Ellison, CEO and Chief Scientist, Marine Acoustics, Inc.Victor L. Emanuel, Director, Victor Emanuel Nature ToursRussell B. Faucett, General Partner, Barrington PartnersJohn H. Foote, Co-founder, TransCore (Cornell '74)Alan J. Friedman, Ph.D, Consultant, Museum Development andScience CommunicationH. Laurance Fuller, Retired Co-chairman, BP Amoco p.l.c. (Cornell '61)Ronald R. Hoy* (Ex-officio); Professor, Neurobiology and Behavior,Cornell UniversityImogene P. Johnson, Civic Leader, Conservationist,S. C. Johnson Company (Cornell '52)Eric J. Jolly, President, Science Museums of MinnesotaAustin H. Kiplinger, Chairman, Kiplinger Washington Editors(Cornell '39)Kathryn M. Kiplinger, Co-head, U.S. Corporate Banking, Scotia Capital(The Bank of Nova Scotia) (Cornell '77)David S. Litman, Consumer Club, Inc. (Cornell BA '79, JD '82)Linda R. Macaulay, Cornell Lab of Ornithology Research Associate,Birdsong RecordistClaudia Madrazo de Hernández, Founder and Director,La Vaca IndependienteEdwin H. Morgens, Founder and Chairman, Morgens, Waterfall,Vintiadis, & Co. Inc. (Cornell '63)Wendy J. Paulson, Chairman, RareLeigh H. Perkins, President and CEO, The Orvis Company, Inc.H. Charles Price, Chairman, H. C. Price CompanyElizabeth T. Rawlings, Writer and Translator, Civic LeaderEduardo F. Santana Castellón, Professor,University of Guadalajara, MexicoJulia M. Schnuck, Conservationist, Civic Leader (Cornell '70)Robert F. Schumann, Trustee and Chairman,Schumann Center for Media and DemocracyCarol U. Sisler, Author, Conservationist, Civic LeaderJennifer P. Speers, Conservationist, PhilanthropistJoseph H. Williams, Director and Retired Chairman,The Williams Companies, Inc.David W. Winkler* (Ex-officio), Professor, Ecology and Systematics,Cornell UniversityJohn Fitzpatrick*, Louis Agassiz Fuertes Director and Professor ofEcology and Evolutionary BiologyRick Bonney, Director, Program Development and EvaluationJohn Bowman, Director, MultimediaMiyoko Chu, Director, CommunicationsChristopher Clark*, Imogene Powers Johnson Director, BioacousticsResearch Program, and Senior Scientist, Neurobiology and BehaviorAndré Dhondt*, Director, Bird Population Studies, and Edwin H.Morgens Professor of Ornithology, Ecology and Evolutionary BiologyJanis Dickinson*, Arthur A. Allen Director of Citizen Science andAssociate Professor, Natural ResourcesMary Guthrie, Director, MarketingSteve Kelling, Director, Information ScienceWalter Koenig*, Senior Scientist, Bird Population Studies andNeurobiology and BehaviorIrby Lovette*, Director, Fuller Evolutionary Biology Program andAssociate Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary BiologyKen Rosenberg, Director, Conservation ScienceNancy Trautmann, Director, EducationSean Scanlon, Senior Director, Development and PhilanthropyScott Sutcliffe, Director of Individual GivingSandra Vehrencamp*, Professor, Neurobiology and BehaviorMichael Webster*, Director, Macaulay Library and Robert G. EngelProfessor of Ornithology, Neurobiology and Behavior* Cornell University Faculty16Roseate Spoonbill by Marianne DiAntonio

List of donorsCapital Campaign Contributors$5 million+Mr. and Mrs. William MacaulayMr. and Mrs. Edward W. Rose III$1,000,000 to $4,999,999Anonymous (1)Ellen and Steve AdelsonMr. and Mrs. H. Laurance FullerMrs. Samuel C. JohnsonSamuel and Linda KramerNed and Linda MorgensAlphonse NormandiaWendy J. Paulson$500,000 to $999,000Estate of Joyce CimaMr. and Mrs. David JunkinEstate of Mrs. Lyman K. StuartWolf Creek Charitable Foundation$250,000 to $499,000Mr. and Mrs. Rex J. BatesMr. John Foote and Ms. Kristen RupertDr. and Mrs. T. Richard HalberstadtIvy FellowshipLeon Levy FoundationJohn D. and Catherine T. MacArthurFoundationMr. and Mrs. Davis U. MerwinH. Charles and Jessie PriceJoseph and Felicia WeberFamily Foundation$100,000 to $249,000Mr. and Mrs. Phillip AinesSteve DelloffEiserer-Hickey Foundation, Inc.Faucett Family TrustMr. William Phillips andMs. Barbara SmithEstate of Mr. Zoltan PorgaAlbert and Diane Puff$50,000 to $99,000Mr. and Mrs. Philip H. BartelsEstate of Dwight R. ChamberlainMrs. Louisa DuemlingEstate of William A. GroverEstate of Sheila Harrah HearneMs. Ronni LacrouteDavid and Lucile Packard FoundationMrs. Julia C. SchnuckMrs. Carol U. SislerC. H. Stuart FoundationMr. J. Charles Tracy$25,000 to $49,000Mrs. Lloyd E. DutcherGeorgia Ports AuthorityJames and Catherine GeroMrs. Jane A. HavilandMrs. Kenneth E. HillMs. Tracy E. HolmesAnina LappEstate of Ms. Betty L. McCurdyEstate of Dr. Ann J. McGarvey, D.D.S.Ms. Jane Yolen$5,000 to $24,000Henry and Nancy BartelsDr. Joan Brenchley-JacksonDr. Bernard Brennanand Mrs. Patricia BrennanMrs. Jane E. BrodyMrs. Dorothy CarpenterClarann EstateEstate of Mrs. Virginia R. CrockerMr. Vernon D. DayhoffMs. Norma J. EdsallMajor Theodore H. EibenMrs. Jane V. EngelW. Hardy and Barbara EshbaughMs. Caryl HartMr. Edwin W. HewittKnight and Ann KiplingerMr. Austin KiplingerDr. Donald E. KroodsmaHoward and Sydney LeachMs. Susan E. LynchMs. Ann M. MayerMr. Earl O. MenefeeMs. Barbara MorseMr. Harold G. OsbornChristopher Reynolds FoundationRusinow Family Charitable FoundationMr. and Mrs. William SandersMr. Bailey SmithJames SollinsJennifer SpeersScott SutcliffeAllen J. TogutMr. L. Christopher WrightCorporate Partners$20,000 and aboveWild Birds Unlimited, Inc.Swarovski Optik North America$10,000 to $19,000Optics Planet, Inc.$1,000 to $9,999Aspects, Inc.Birdola ProductsBlue Cross Pet HospitalBowhead Technical ProfessionalServices, Inc.Chirp ‘n Chatter, Inc.CHS, Inc.Co-Operative Feed Dealers, Inc.D&D Commodities, Ltd.Databanq, Inc.Dr. Matt Fraker and Dr. Sherri ThorntonDroll Yankees, Inc.Gardner’s Wildlife & GardeningLebanon Seaboard CorporationPine Tree Farms, Inc.Red River Commodities, Inc.Rocky River Capital PartnersSouthern States CooperativeWild Birds Unlimitedat Sapsucker WoodsEndowing the Future ofScience and ConservationThe Cornell Lab of Ornithology provides inspiringleadership in science, education, conservation,and outreach. In 2008–09, our programs hadtremendous impact on birders, students, schools,and communities across the hemisphere.The Lab’s capital campaign, part of Cornell’s “FarAbove…The Campaign for Cornell,” is designedto ensure the long-term stability of the CornellLab’s operations. Campaign priorities have grownorganically from the programs that you value asmembers, including citizen science, conservation,education at all levels, research, and technology.Despite a difficult fund-raising environment,the Lab continues to move forward in meetingits $100 million goal. To date, the Lab has raisedmore than $33 million in gifts and commitments.There are special gift opportunities at all levels forthe Lab’s campaign. All gifts, large or small, helpthe Lab meet its mission. For more information,please contact Sean Scanlon at 607-254-1105 orscanlon@cornell.edu, or Scott Sutcliffe at 607-254-2424 or sutcliffe@cornell.edu.17

List of donorsFY09 Annual Operating Gifts$100,000 and upFaucett Family TrustLeon Levy FoundationJohn D. and Catherine T. MacArthurFoundationMr. and Mrs. William MacaulayWendy J. PaulsonH. Charles and Jessie PriceMr. and Mrs. Edward W. Rose IIIWolf Creek Charitable Foundation$25,000 to $99,999Anonymous (1)Mr. and Mrs. Philip H. BartelsCumming FoundationMrs. Jane V. EngelMr. and Mrs. H. Laurance FullerMs. Mary P. HinesIvy FellowshipMrs. Imogene P. JohnsonMs. Ronni LacrouteMr. and Mrs. Robert F. SchumannJoseph and Felicia WeberFamily Foundation$10,000 to $24,999Mr. Judson M. DaytonMrs. Louisa DuemlingEpstein, Becker & Green, P.C.Fortis FoundationMs. Adelaide P. GomerMrs. Kenneth E. HillMs. Tracy E. HolmesMr. Austin H. KiplingerMs. Susan E. LynchMs. Mary Ann MahoneyBrian and Heidi MillerNed and Linda MorgensMs. Barbara MorseMs. Sandra J. MossMr. and Mrs. Nelson Schaenen, Jr.Mrs. Julia M. SchnuckJennifer P. SpeersThe Christopher Reynolds FoundationMrs. Mary Clare WardMr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Williams$5,000 to $9,999Steve and Ellen AdelsonMr. and Mrs. John E. AlexanderMr. and Mrs. Henry E. BartelsMs. Margaret R. BartonMr. and Mrs. Rex J. BatesMr. Ronald L. ClendenenMr. Vernon D. DayhoffMs. Clover M. DrinkwaterMr. and Mrs. Walter ElcockMr. and Mrs. Alexander Ellis IIIMr. John Foote and Ms. Kristen RupertMr. William Gammon IIIMs. Natalia G. GarciaMr. and Mrs. Clifton C. Garvin, Jr.George and Deirdre GloberMs. Barbara W. GomezProfessor Martin F. HatchMr. and Mrs. Michael JohnstonMrs. Jeanie KilgourSamuel and Linda KramerDr. Donald E. KroodsmaDr. William T. LeeburgMr. and Mrs. W. Wallace McDowellProfessor and Mrs. Fred McLaffertyDavis and Sharon MerwinJames and Sally MorgensMr. Leigh H. Perkins, Jr.Grace Jones Richardson TrustMrs. Elizabeth E. RowleyMs. Lynne R. ScheerMr. Bailey SmithDr. and Mrs. Kenneth T. SteadmanMs. Juliet P. Tammenoms-BakkerDr. Allen J. TogutMrs. Shelby WhiteThe White Pine FundMr. L. Christopher Wright$1,000 to $4,999Anonymous (1)Mrs. Ann S. AinesMr. Ferris Akel IIIMr. and Mrs. John AlexanderCamille and Eleanor Allen and FamilyThe Winifred and Harry B. AllenFoundationRussell and Barbara AllisonMr. J. Richard AndrewsMr. James H. Averill, Jr.Dr. and Mrs. Russell BallMs. Pamela B. BassMr. and Mrs. R.G. BeatonWilliam and Nancy BellamyMr. Harold Boeschenstein, Jr.Mr. Stanley BowdenMr. and Mrs. William B. BoydMr. Philip A. BradleyMr. John BridgelandDavid and Carolyn BrittenhamMr. Jack BrubakerMr. Robert Buck and Ms. Cheryl QuinnMs. Susan BurkhardtMrs. Mary L. CarlsenMrs. Dorothy CarpenterMr. Donald F. ChandlerMr. Henry T. ChandlerLiz Claiborne and Art OrtenbergFoundationAlan and Elisabeth CodyMs. Karenn ColbyConservation Trust of Puerto RicoRick and Debbie CradyMr. Eric CutlerMr. Severyn S. DanaMs. Martha E. DayMs. Louise W. DevineMrs. Michelle D. DevineMrs. Jean Wallace DouglasMr. David E. Drinkwater-LunnMs. Nancy DurrMrs. Henry W. EdgellMajor Theodore H. EibenDr. Bruce A. Eissnerand Mrs. Judith P. EissnerDr. William T. EllisonVictor Emanuel Nature ToursProfessor and Mrs. Howard E. EvansMs. Susan Feagin and Mr. John BrownJohn and Molly FitzpatrickMrs. Gale L. FlaggSamuel and Nancy FlemingFletcher Bay FoundatonStephen and Barbara FriedmanMs. Barbara M. GarlinghouseMr. Ken GarrattJames and Catherine GeroMr. and Mrs. Robert G. GoeletMr. and Mrs. Bradley GraingerMr. William F. Gratz ‘53Professor Crawford H. Greenewalt, Jr.Herbert and Roseline GussmanFoundationDr. and Mrs. T. Richard HalberstadtMr. and Mrs. James C. HanchettMrs. Margaretta S. HausmanMr. Thomas A. HendricksonDr. Susan Henry and Mr. Peter HenryMs. Maura HerlihyMs. Debra HerrmannElliott and Marjorie Hillback FoundationMrs. Muriel K. HoracekMs. Gale S. HurdMrs. Pat JacobsMrs. Judith M. JoyMrs. Karen Rupert KeatingMr. and Mrs. Hugh E. KingeryDr. Robert E. KleigerMr. Andrew Knafel and Ms. Anne HunterRobert J. Laskowski FoundationMrs. Pamela R. LittlefieldMr. and Mrs. Philip H. LoughlinDr. and Mrs. Herbert LouisMrs. and Mrs. David B. MageeDr. Richard Marshakand Dr. Andrea LandsbergMr. Michael T. MartinMr. David E. MattingleyDr. Leigh McBrideMs. Mary Ellen McCrossenMs. Winifred P. McDowellMr. Robert Meadeand Ms. Barbara LegendreMr. David MichaelMs. Char MillerStephen and Evalyn MilmanMr. Howard W. Mizell and FamilyMr. John V. MooreWilliam and Mary Sue MorrillMs. Lora B. MyersThe Nathan M. Ohrbach FoundationMrs. Ellen S. ParkesMr. Ralph PetersonMs. Regina PhelpsMs. Helen PughMrs. Sally QuinnMr. John B. QuinnMs. Katharine RayDr. and Mrs. Frank H. T. RhodesMrs. Dorothy W. RinaldoMr. William L. Risser and FamilyMs. Elizabeth H. RumlDr. William L. RutherfordMs. Patricia RyanMrs. Carolyn W. SampsonDr. and Mrs. Donald C. SamsonPatricia and Richard SchrammMr. Barry K. SchwartzMrs. Margaret F. ScottBeth Ann and Saul SegalIrwin and Melinda SimonMs. Mary Ann SiriMrs. Betty W. SmithMs. Susan SollinsMr. James SollinsMrs. Nancy B. StatesMr. Ronald E. StegensDr. Peter B. Stifel18

List of donorsAnnual Gifts (continued)John and Bonnie StrandMs. Catherine SymchychMrs. Anne SymchychMr. and Mrs. Allan R. TesslerDr. and Mrs. Walter A. ThurberMs. Marian S. ToddLewis and Margaret TopperDr. Patricia Ann TurnerMrs. Susan N. WagnerMs. Peggy WalbridgeDr. and Mrs. Charles WalcottMrs. Bernice Graham WeinsteinMs. Sarah WhitakerWilliams Family FoundationMrs. Erin F. WoodsMs. Jeannie B. WrightMr. Nicholas Yelaca$500 to $999Douglas and Arlie AndersonMs. Gayle A. AndersonMrs. Ruth L. AndersonMrs. Debra D. AndersonMs. Helga AshkenazeMr. and Mrs. Paul AucoinMs. Maria F. BachichMs. Alice-Ann BandoniMr. and Mrs. Robert BangertMr. Edward BarkerMr. Donald BarnesDr. A. Sidney Barritt IIIMrs. Juta BeauchampSusan and Frederick BeckhornMs. Jill BeckmanMs. Joan M. BirchenallMrs. Constance BlauMr. Jefferey BleamMs. Jean C. BottcherDr. Susan C. BourqueMrs. Virginia M. BoydSandra and Jeff BrickerMr. Craig BrodockMs. Marney B. BrooksMs. Deirdre M. BrownMs. Becky A. BrownMs. Percy BrowningKenneth and Karen BuchiScott and Mavis BuginasMs. Amanda BurdenMr. William D. BurrowsMs. Ellen P. CabotMs. Maureen CaffertyMs. Nancy CamachoDudley and Curtis CarlsonJames and Glenda CartwrightMs. Bernadette ChapinGeorge and Deborah ChapmanMr. Walter B. ChaskelPatricia and Al ClarkMs. Sada L. ClarkeDr. Clare CloseTerry and Zeo CoddingtonN. Karen and Gregory CollinsDr. and Mrs. Dale R. CorsonMr. and Mrs. Robert A. CowieMs. Kathleen S. CrawfordProfessor William A. CrawfordMs. Elisabeth J. DaytonMrs. Wallace C. DaytonMs. Elisabeth De FriesRobert and Linda DeLapMrs. Vicki DeLoachMr. Robert W. DixonMr. Thomas Dolan IVMs. Kelly DonovanMs. Bonnie J. DouglasMrs. Elaine M. DrewLauren DudleyWeaver and Diana DunnanMrs. Betsy L. DunphyMrs. Julie Durrance and FamilyMr. Richard EalesMr. Steven E. EalickMr. Bruce EastwoodMs. Norma J. EdsallMr. Julian ElliotMrs. Alexandra L. EvansMs. Sherry Fergusonand Mr. Robert ZoellickMr. Charles FerrisMs. Patricia E. FincherMrs. Virginia C. FisherMs. Carolyn V.E. FoilBrian and Judith FoleyMrs. Margaret FooteMrs. Harriette M. FrankThe Garden Club of AmericaMrs. Dolores C. GaskaMr. William K. GaydenMr. Gerald J. GeorgopolisJoanne and Robert GianninyMs. Nancy GilbertJohn and Michele GillettMr. Michael A. GoldmanMs. Judith H. GreeneMr. Scott GunnisonMr. George HadwenMrs. Richard H. HagemeyerChris and Helen HallerMrs. Shirley A. HanceMs. Nora E. HankeLeo and Cynthia HarrisMr. William C. HartranftMs. Janeth C. HendershotJoe and Sue HenningerMs. Vicki R. HerrmannMrs. Sherley A. HigueraMiss Sharon HintzeMr. and Mrs. Paul B. HoodMr. Robert K. HopkinsHenry and Sharon HosleyMrs. Jeanne HowardMs. Lynn HuberMs. Rebecca C. HuddleMs. Judith HufMs. Isabel V. HullT.E. and Patsy IngletDr. William Ishee, Jr.Ms. Carolyn B. JacksonMs. Ellen G. JacobsMs. Kathryn JacobusMs. Sara JaegerMr. Theodore C. JarviMr. Andrew MacAoidh JergensMr. David JohnsonMs. Heather JohnsonRobert and Joyce JonesJack and Phyllis KalivodaMs. Belinda A. KeeverMs. Bettie F. KehrtMs. Mary D. KellyMs. Barbara C. KyseMr. Andre G. LaClairMs. Mary Lou LaflerMrs. Elise S. LaphamMr. Clayton LatimerDonald and Deborah LauperMr. Jay G. LehmanMs. Roma E. LenehanMrs. Lisa-Marie LernerDr. James D. Lillard, Jr.Mr. Rick LipseyMr. and Mrs. Thomas D. LuntMr. Bruce Mac CorkindaleMs. Beverley J. MacInnisMr. Guy E.C. MaitlandMiss Margaret J. MalletteMr. Evan MarksJohn and Adrienne MarsMs. Michelle MatonMr. Michael MatusonMs. Victoria MayMs. Missy MayfieldThomas and Linda McCarthyMr. Ellice McDonald, Jr.Ms. Holly McKenzieand Mr. Robert MartinDonald and Lone McKnightMrs. Pamela McMillieMrs. Sally McVeighMr. and Mrs. Peter C. MeinigSharon and Stephen MetschMs. Jane K. MeyerMr. Michael MoranKarin M. MorinMr. Duryea MortonMs. Phoebe K. MosseyDr. David A. MrazekMr. Peter P. MullenMs. Martha L. NakamuraMrs. Emily NissleyMrs. Barbara C. NollNeil and Sally NorcrossDr. John Norlund, M.D.Dr. C.J. Norton, D.V.M.Marie and Donald OakleafMr. and Mrs. Donal C. O’Brien, Jr.Ms. Catherine E. OgdenDr. Patricia O’HandleyMs. Charlotte K. OmotoMs. Lois J. ParadiseMr. Angus ParkerMrs. Barbara W. ParsonMr. John A. PatonMr. John W. PauleyMr. and Mrs. William H. Perks, Jr.Ms. Susan PermutDr. Barbara Phelanand Dr. Carol ReedMichael and Erica PrattDr. and Mrs. Jan R. RadkeLarry and Mary RamseyMr. James P. RattoballiMrs. Margaret Busfield ReesMs. Jane P. RiceMr. Thomas F. RichardsonDr. Robert RicklefsDr. Beverly S. RidgelyMr. Bob RighterVirginia and John RupertMr. David RuppertMs. Karen L. RuppertDr. L. Mark Russakoff, M.D.Jaci and William RutiserProfessor and Mrs. Richard A. RyanMs. Karen Rylanderand Mr. Robert SchachterAndrew Sabin Family FoundationMs. Christine M. SalembierDr. Toni Engst SantmireMs. Lynn Scarlett19

List of donorsAnnual Gifts (continued)Matching Gifts (continued)Ms. Suzanne Schaeferand Mr. Paul DennisonMr. George ScheetsPeter and Christine SchluterMr. William G. SchottstaedtMr. Frederick SchroederMs. Paula M. SchutteMr. Christopher J. SelleyDr. Greg SeymourMs. Cynthia SheredaConnie and Robert ShertzDr. Lester L. ShortDr. and Mrs. Joseph Rogers SimpsonMr. Leroy W. SinclairMr. William SiroisMrs. Carol U. SislerMrs. Susan L. SloanMs. Valerie SmithMrs. Catherine SmithMrs. Karen SolemMs. Nancy B. SouletteMr. and Mrs. James W. SpencerMs. Carole Taggartand Mr. Wayne FaganMrs. Barbara TaylorMr. Ricky TaylorMs. Melissa ThompsonMr. and Mrs. William R. ThurstonMr. Jim TillingMrs. Sally S. TongrenMr. William G. TrankleCharles and Nancy TrautmannMr. Todd TreichelMrs. Mary M. TroutMs. Alice H. TurkMr. Lewis UlreyMs. Sarita Van VleckMr. Mark VanderHartMr. William P. VanEseltineMr. Peter VennemaMr. Joe VerreaultMs. Rhonda VitanyeMs. Marjorie M. VonStadeMrs. Emily V. WadeDr. Judith L. WagnerMs. Laurel C. WalkerMrs. Robert WeinstockMr. Jude A. WeisMrs. Doris N. WeissMrs. Stefani WeissMs. Georgia E. WellesDr. Stephen M. WhiteRalph and Mary WilliamsMs. Sally WilliamsDr. Kay M. WilliamsonMr. William E. WillisMs. Pamela A. WilsonMs. Marina WolkonskyMr. Larry L. WrightMs. Mary P. WrightMr. J.A. Wunderlich IIIOwen and Linda YoungmanMr. David J. ZelingerMatching Gifts3M FoundationAbbott LaboratoriesAce Ina FoundationAegon Transamerica FoundationAir Products & Chemicals, Inc.Alexander & Baldwin FoundationAmerican Express FoundationAmerican Transmission CompanyAmgen FoundationAMICA Mutual Insurance CompanyAnheuser-Busch FoundationArcher Daniels Midland CompanyArgonaut Group, Inc.AT&T FoundationBank of America FoundationBoeing CompanyBP Foundation, Inc.Bristol-Myers Squibb CompanyBrown Shoe CompanyBurnett Company, Inc.Capital One Services, Inc.Charles Schwab Corporation FoundationChevronTexaco CorporationChoice Hotels InternationalCigna FoundationCoca-Cola FoundationComputer Associates InternationalCon Edison CompanyConocoPhillipsCorning IncorporatedDana Corporation FoundationDeutsche Bank Americas FoundationEaton CorporationEdison InternationalEli Lilly & Company FoundationEmerson Electric CompanyExxonMobil FoundationFreddie Mac FoundationGannett Foundation, Inc.General Electric CompanyGeneral Mills FoundationGeneral Motors CorporationGeneral Re Services CorporationGenetech, Inc.GlaxoSmithKlineGoldman Sachs & CompanyGooding Group FoundationGoodrich Corporation FoundationGraco FoundationHarris Foundation CorporationHeinz Company HarcourtHewitt Associates LLCHoughton Mifflin CompanyIBM CorporationIllinois Tool Works FoundationIntel CorporationJohn D. and Catherine T. MacArthurFoundationJohnson & JohnsonKimberly-Clark FoundationKraft Foods North America, Inc.Lockheed MartinSonja J. LoydMasterCard International, Inc.William G. McCallumMeadWestvaco FoundationMedtronic FoundationMerck Company FoundationMerrill Lynch & CompanyFoundation, Inc.Metropolitan Life FoundationMicrosoft CorporationMinerals Technologies, Inc.Mizuho USA FoundationMonsanto CompanyMoody’s FoundationMotorola FoundationNew York Stock ExchangeNew York Times Company FoundationNintendo of America, Inc.Northern Trust CompanyNorthrop Grumman FoundationNRG Energy, Inc.Pfizer, Inc.Pharmacia FoundationPioneer Hi-Bred InternationalPitney BowesPNC Bank FoundationPPG Industries FoundationPrincipal Financial Group FoundationProcter & Gamble CompanyPrudential Insurance FoundationRidgewood Savings BankRockwell CollinsRyder Systems, Inc.Safeco Insurance CompanySanofi AventisSC Johnson & Son, Inc.Shell Oil Company FoundationSusquehanna International GroupTexas InstrumentsTextron, Inc.Thrivent Financial LutheransUnilever United States, IncUnited Technologies CorporationVanguard Group, Inc.Verizon FoundationWachovia FoundationWalt Disney Company FoundationWells Fargo FoundationWestly FoundationWiley & Sons Inc.Wisconsin Energy CorporationWyethXerox Corporation“The Cornell Lab of Ornithology is a leader in vigorousscientific research and the understandingof the need to protect birds. As a longtime birdwatcher, I also understand the need to protect andpreserve bird populations for future generations.The Leon Levy Foundation is proud to support thework of the Cornell Lab.”—Shelby White, Trustee of The Leon Levy Foundationand participant in Project Feederwatch20

List of donorsSapsucker Woods Society—Recognizing all friends who have included the Lab in their estate plans, past and presentMr. Charles S. Adams *Ms. Louise AddisMs. Diane AdkinMrs. Ann S. AinesAlbrecht Estate *Mr. John E. AlexanderRussell and Barbara AllisonMr. Elwin F. AndersonMs. Bertha Andrew *Mrs. Patricia L. AngottiBill and Katherine AtterburyTerry Auld *Ms. Katharine M. AycriggMs. Madge BakerMr. and Mrs. Konrad BaldMrs. John F. Barry *Mr. Michael Eddy BartonMrs. John W. BehnkenMrs. Janet BlamMs. Susan D. BoettgerMrs. James C. H. BonbrightMs. Ann Bregman *Ms. Becky A. BrownMs. Irene BrownMs. Betty A. BruhnsMs. Gretchen L. BurmeisterMs. Frances Burnett *Ms. Colette A. BurrusDr. and Mrs. David L. CallMs. Eleanor R. CampbellMrs. S. James CampbellDr. Alvin R. Carpenter *Mr. Fred CarrCarol and Daniel CashMs. Kathaleen A. Cattieu *Mr. Dwight R. Chamberlain *Ms. Joyce W. Cima *Clarann Estate *Ms. Pat CollinsMrs. Mary E. CostMr. William Powell Cottrille *Ms. Virginia R. CrockerMs. Ruth Cummings *Peter and Rhoda CurtissMs. Martha E. DayMr. Vernon D. DayhoffMs. Nancy A. deGroffMrs. Ruth D. Dillon *Stephen and Betty EatonMr. Michael B. Eddy Estate *Ms. Norma J. EdsallDr. Leonard EisererMrs. George B. Emeny *Mr. and Mrs. Roger H. FarrellMr. Robert T. Foote '39 *Ms. Kathy FreasMr. William F. Fuerst, Jr. *Mrs. Esther B. Garnsey *Mr. Donald P. GarrettMs. Paula GillsVincent and Ann Marie GlavianoMrs. Emily R. GloverMs. Doris GoldsteinMr. William Anson Grover, Sr. *Ms. Joan M. GuerinMrs. Suzanne O. Happeny *Mrs. Karen E. HarrisDuncan and Adrienne HartleyMrs. Jane A. HavilandShiela Harrah Hearne *Harry Heidt Estate *Ms. Phyllis Henney *Dr. Linda J. HimotMrs. Leona S. Hine *Mrs. Mary P. HinesHenry and Sharon HosleyMr. and Mrs. John HupplerJames and Roberta HutchisonMr. Bernard IliffIvy FellowshipMr. Isidor Jeklin *Ms. Nora JonesMrs. Judith M. JoyMrs. Judith M. KayMrs. Blanche Kelly *Mr. David Keyesand Ms. Kathleen RossMrs. T. Spencer Knight *Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. KnoxSamuel and Linda KramerMr. Harold E. KublyMr. Norman C. LantzMr. Robert J. Laskowski *Howard and Sydney LeachMarian Legg *Ms. Marjorie LewinMr. Richard Livesey IIIand Mrs. Mae LiveseyMs. Catherine LomuscioMrs. Madeline Lutz *Mr. and Mrs. William MacaulayMr. J De Navarre Macomb, Jr. *Ms. Marion Mascari *Mr. Richard G. McClungMs. Betty L. McCurdy *Mr. Everett G. McDonough, Jr.Ms. Winifred P. McDowellMs. Margaret J. McDowellDr. Ann J. McGarvey, D.D.S.Mrs. Elizabeth A. McLarenMs. Carol McQuadeMr. Earl O. MenefeeMr. Harry MerkerMr. John P. MerrillMs. R. Rosalie MetzgerMs. Marinia MichalecMr. John David MorrisMr. John A-X Morris '74Ms. Rita J. MyrickMs. Mildred E. Neff *Dr. Polly G. NicelyAlphonse NormandiaMrs. Judith L. O'NealeMr. Stephen B. OresmanMs. Virginia Panarace Estate *Mrs. Ellen S. ParkesMr. Kenneth Parkes *Ms. Ellen I. PaulMs. Esther A. Pearlman *Dr. and Mrs. William D. PetersonMr. George M. Pflaumer *Professor Elmer S. Phillips *Mr. William Phillipsand Ms. Barbara SmithMs. Lauren Pickard *Mr. Richard F. PietschMr. Zoltan Porga *Mr. Ronald R. PorterAlbert and Diane PuffMs. Hazel E. Reed *Ms. April L. ReeseMs. Kathleen Rhodes *Mrs. Susan Starr RichardsMrs. Eleanor RobbinsMr. and Mrs. William R. RobertsonMr. Stan RodwinMr. Thomas W. Rogers Estate *Mr. and Mrs. Edward W. Rose IIIMrs. Jeanette G. RosenbergerMrs. Elizabeth E. RowleyMs. Gayle RussellDr. William L. RutherfordMr. Richard ScalesMr. Richard H. SchnoorMs. Ellen M. SchoppMr. and Mrs. Robert F. SchumannMs. Monica J. SchwalbachBetty and Jim ShannonMs. Helen R. ShaskanMrs. Mary S. Shaub *Ms. Alice M. Shaw*Mr. Richard J Siewers *Ms. Mindy SimonMrs. Carol U. SislerMr. Bernard P. SloferMs. Victoria SlowikMs. Virginia SlowikMrs. Marjorie SmartMrs. Emily C. SmithMr. William R. Stewart *Mr. Edward P. Street, Jr.Mrs. Lyman K. Stuart *Ms. Ingrid SunzenauerScott SutcliffeMs. Donna E. TatroMrs. Nancy ThomasMr. Walter A. Thurber*Mr. Charles E. Treman, Jr. *Randi and L. Van DaulerMrs. Mary Clare WardMrs. E.R. WebsterMrs. Robert Wehner *Ms. Jeanne A. WhiteMrs. Jeanne D. Wigen-AyersMr. Robert G. Williams *Mrs. Shirley S. WoodsMrs. Barbara WrightMs. Jeannie B. WrightMr. L. Christopher WrightMrs. Clara Taylor YagerDr. Paula YellinMr. George W. ZepkoMs. Dorothy N. Zirkle* Realized BequestsYellow-bellied Sapsucker by Don Rash21

List of donorsGifts in Memory ofGifts in Honor ofJulia BachelderMs. Susan P. BachelderElizabeth A. ChaseChristiane M. GrahamKerry J. GruberMs. Margaret InglisMs. Patricia InglisMyles and Ruth JohnsonMs. Anne Coates SangreeJoyce W. CimaRobert and Virginia LanghansMr. Frederic A. WilliamsJess DallMr. William G. James, Jr.Caroline DaviesSarah ReigleJoshua StormsSheila DeanerMs. Anna AgenjoMs. Rebecca BoydShu and Yang ChenMr. Tim FitzerMr. John T. HalliganSteven and Judith HoweMs. Marelyn JohnsonMr. Jeffrey A. KarlsenMs. Lindsay KnowltonScott and Stephanie McDonaldSacramento Audubon SocietyH.S.A. and E. TaniguchiMs. Amie TeramotoJerrie A. VanVlietMs. Sandra K. WarmingtonCatherine G. ElliottMs. Valerie SmithAnne L. FarnhamMs. Janet BowdanCarolyn and ColletteSylvia T. DurfeeStephen EllenburgJ W FiegenbaumHarris myCFO FoundationJoan ReganMr. Robert L. RobertsonJoseph ThomasDonald P. GarrettMichael and Lucy GordonMr. George M. HueyRaymond GlugGiancarlo and Karen TuranoRob GoldbachHerman and Karen ScholthofRichard GreenowLinda GreenowRichard Askelandand Phoebe Swope-AskelandNoreen HetzneckerMs. Gail BoberJoseph and Betty CannonRichard and Christina CaseyMr. Leon Dobkinand Ms. Deborah KuhnMarc and Phyllis FormanMs. Lillian A. GiulianiMichael and Brenda GoldblattGruenberg & Summers, PCMr. Matthew HetzneckerDr. William HetzneckerMs. Katherine HolzherrMs. Marsha HopperWilliam and Joan KaneJames and Nina KorshLashner, Parker & GiannoneDori and Karl MiddlemanMr. Benjamin S. OhrensteinMs. Lynette S. OttingerMr. John Padova and Mr. Nicholas LisiMs. Claire W. PattersonMs. Angela QuihuiaMark and Karen ReberDr. Steven Schlesinger, D.M.D.Ms. Tami Shermanand Mr. Thomas RodriguezW. WindRobert HornJames and Elizabeth MohrAlexandra LittauerMr. Ben Littauer and Ms. Kathy KerbyKatherine MorrisMs. Janet D. TurneyGwen McKayMr. and Mrs. Donald W. MeyerDavid RiffleAmerican AugersAmerican GreetingsMs. Darlene M. CrossonMs. Katherine J. DorazioMr. Charles A. GlihaGrafTech International Holdings, Inc.Mr. Olin W. HotchkissMs. Sally J. HudakJoseph and Holly IvanDale and Margaret KahnThe Kinsley FamilyMr. James W. KortovichMr. Richard T. LewisMs. Nancy A. MannMs. Marilyn S. MellorsMarcella and Dennis MilotaSherrol and Donald NicklasMs. Rita A. PalubinskasMrs. Linda RiffleMs. Diane SiglerMrs. Deva M. SimonSheryl and James SloughMs. Gladys K. SmejsikMs. Patricia SuchyThomas and Phyllis SullivanJim and Peg TichyMrs. Marian E. ZehnderRoger SlothowerMs. Lauralee MiddletonMr. Robert A. BoyntonJames B. Smith Sr.Mr. and Mrs. James B. Smith JrSally SutcliffeScott SutcliffeFlo WareMr. Robert K. RoneyMary F. BellCommunity Foundation of LouisvilleJohn FitzpatrickWilliam and Shirley McAnenyPaul B. HoodHenry and Eleanor HoodImogene P. JohnsonMs. Dorothy ConstantineMrs. Marilyn C. JonesMr. and Mrs. T. Kivlin, Jr.Ms. Judy RowlandLinda KramerMrs. Georgetta R. BeldenLois A. KunkelMr. David BelangerMr. Joseph E. ErdeljacTina B. PhillipsMs. Alice DroskeEdward W. RoseRick and Debbie CradyTufted Titmouse by Megan Gnekow22

Financial report (through June 30, 2009)FY09 Revenues (through June 30, 2009)Fiscal Growth 2002 through 200919%10%4%37%Grants and Contracts$7,216,947Membership and Gifts$5,916,820Program Income$3,709,050Invested Funds Income$1,966,437Other$832,845$ in Millions22201816141210RevenueExpense8FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 FY2006 FY2007 FY2008 FY200930%Total Revenue = $19,642,099FY09 Expenditures9.8%6.8%Administration$1,944,365Development$1,363,021Program$16,612,646The Cornell Lab of Ornithology is proud of its careful stewardship of resourcesover the past year. The Lab’s revenue and expenses have grownconsistently during the past seven years as programs have begun to mature andhave a greater impact in the world. Even in a difficult fiscal year, the Lab wasthankful to have a broad and generous base of financial support from membersthrough annual, capital, and planned giving, while continuing to keep administrativeand fundraising expenses low. Thank you for trusting us with your gifts.We will continue to work hard so that these gifts result in positive impacts forbirds and biodiversity.83.4%Total Expenditures = $19,920,032

Laysan Albatrosses by Cliff Beittel