For an inside look at the Powdermill Banding Station, check out these links to coverage featuring the research occurring at Powdermill:
“Do birds have migration buddies? A new study shows surprising connections between species.” National Geographic, September 9, 2024.
“This invisible killer takes out 3.5 billion U.S. birds a year.” National Geographic, June 5, 2024.
“Here come the early birds: Hummingbirds and warblers part of the first wave of spring migrants.” Pittsburgh Post Gazette, May 2, 2024.
“A Beloved Winter Finch Is In Decline—and Scientists Want to Know Why.” Audubon, November 15, 2023.
“Tens of thousands of ‘fat birds’ moving through Western Pa. for fall migration.” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, September 23, 2023.
“It’s smoky outside. How are birds and other wildlife coping?” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, June 30, 2023.
“Eyes to the sky: Millions of birds will fly over Western Pennsylvania the next 2 weeks.” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, May 16, 2023.
“Spotting black and gold evening grosbeaks may help slow their decline.” Pittsburgh Post Gazette, March 22, 2023.
“Powdermill: Naturally Inspiring.” Carnegie Magazine. Summer 2022.
“BirdSafe – Beyond the Looking Glass.” Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, April 26, 2022.
“A Matter of Timing: Can Birds Keep Up With Earlier and Earlier Springs?” Audubon Magazine. Spring 2022.
“Lights Out for Bird Safety.” KDKA CBS Pittsburgh News, March 15, 2022.
“Warmer Springs Caused by Climate Change are Bringing Migratory Birds Back to Pittsburgh Early.” WESA Radio Station, February 2, 2022.
“Powdermill Celebrates 800,000th Bird Banding.” Ligonier Echo, August 31, 2021.
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Powdermill Nature Reserve Announces They’ve Banded 800,000 Birds.” Forbes, August 9, 2021.
“How many birds are there in the world?” National Geographic, May 17, 2021.
“250 million birds will pass through Western Pa. this spring — starting now.” Triblive, April 30, 2021.
“125 Years: A History in Objects,” see “Bob Leberman’s Banding Kit.” Carnegie Magazine, Spring 2021.
“The Caribbean Motus Collaboration—Help us Develop this Exciting New Program!” BirdsCaribbean, March 28, 2021.
“Highlights from 2020: Bird Bandings and Encounters.” U.S. Geological Survey, February 24, 2021.
“Chasing the Ghost Bird.” British Ornithologists’ Union, January 4, 2021.
“Watch those birdfeeders for rare northern finches visiting Western Pa.” Triblive, December 27, 2020.
“Owl be darned — Rockefeller Center Christmas tree survival tale not surprising.” Triblive, November 20, 2020.
“Gynandromorph grosbeak found.” American Birding Podcast, October 29, 2020.
“Scientists have found a rare half-male, half-female songbird.” CNN, October 22, 2020.
“Annie Lindsay, Powdermill Nature Reserve Avian Research Center’s (PARC) Bird Banding Program Manager explains how she and her team discovered a bird that is half male/half female.” KDKA Radio, October 22, 2020.
“Researchers Find Rare Bird With Both Male And Female Characteristics,” Here & Now, NPR, October 21, 2020.
“‘Incredibly rare’ male-female bird spotted at Pennsylvania nature Reserve.” As It Happens, Canadian Broadcasting Company, October 14, 2020.
“This gorgeous songbird is half male, half female.” National Geographic. October 9, 2020.
“Half Male-Half Female Songbird Captured in Pennsylvania.” Forbes, October 9, 2020.
“This rare bird is male on one side and female on the other.” Science News, October 6, 2020.
“Bilateral gynandromorph bird found at Powdermill Nature Reserve.” The Confluence, WESA, October 5, 2020.
“Rare Bird, Both Female and Male, Caught During Fall Migration.” Allegheny Front, October 2, 2020.
“Something wondrous.” Axios, October 1, 2020.
“Carnegie Museum researchers observe rare gynandromorph bird.” The Record-Argus News, September 29, 2020.
“Researchers at Powdermill Nature Reserve find rare bird showing male and female plumage.” Latrobe Bulletin, September 29, 2020.
“One-in-a-million bird: Combo male-female grosbeak netted at Powdermill.” Tribune-Review, September 28, 2020.
“Researchers In Westmoreland County Catch Rare Part-Female, Part-Male Bird.” KDKA News, September 28, 2020.
“Rare Bird That’s Half Male, Half Female Found At Powdermill Nature Reserve.” WESA Radio, September 28, 2020.
“Massive bird migration over Pittsburgh was spectacular — if you had binoculars .” Tribune-Review, September 15.2020.
“‘Fat’ hummingbird migration in full force, keep those feeders up.” Tribune-Review, September 10, 2020.
“Monitors Needed: Let’s See How Goats Help Birds.” Outside My Window, August 9, 2020.
“Goats and birdwatchers are helping to restore Clayton Hill in Frick Park.” Next Pittsburgh, August 5, 2020.
“Powdermill Nature Reserve gets $1M grant toward new avian center, research.” Tribune-Review, July 20, 2020.
“Coronavirus delays conservation efforts in Pennsylvania.” The Allegheny Front, May 8, 2020.
“Mini radios will help scientists study monarch butterfly migration.” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, May 4, 2020.
“Moving targets.” Medium, April 28, 2020.
“No Bird Banding this year at Powdermill because of coronavirus concerns.” Tribune-Review, Monday, April 27, 2020.
“Celebrating 50 Years of Earth Day With PA’s Next Generation of Conservationists.” Pa.gov. April 13, 2020.
“People in glass houses should deter bird collisions.” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, January 30, 2020.
“Rising temperatures could make some U.S. state birds ‘stateless’.” National Geographic, October 10, 2019.
‘Western Pennsylvania experiencing same bird declines being seen nationwide.” Tribune-Review, Sunday, September 22, 2019.
“Three billion birds have been lost in North America since 1970.” National Geographic, September 19, 2019.
“Powermill researchers studying bird collisions with glass.” Latrobe Bulletin, Sep 14, 2019.
“How fires in the Amazon Could Hurt Migratory Birds.” Allegheny Front, September 5, 2019.
“Tracking Swainson’s Thrush Habitat Use with Nanotag Technology.” Wild Heritage News, Summer 2019 .
“Bird Proof Glass Installed at Carnegie Museums.” Video, Carnegie Museum of Natural History, July 19, 2019.
“PEC, Dominion Energy Announce Winners Of 2019 Western PA Environmental Awards, Lifetime Achievement Award.” PA Environment Digest Blog, March 25, 2019.
“Where have all the trees gone.” Carnegie Magazine Fall 2018.
“A research center in southwestern Pa. is working to make cities more flight-friendly for birds.” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, May 21, 2018.
“Dead bird patrol provides sobering lesson.” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette May 20th, 2018.
“A new high-tech way to study birds: Tiny transmitters.” Allegheny Front April 20th, 2018.
“AFO-sponsored workshop introduces Latin American ornithologists to bird banding.” AFO Afield March 2018.
“Climate Change in Our Backyard.” Carnegie Magazine, Spring 2018.
“Household Nature“. Xploration Nature Knows Best aired on FOX December 12th, 2017.
“Some breeding birds adjust to local climate warming.” Birding Magazine, June 2017.
“Powdermill Avian Research Center documents bird species year round.” Triblive May 26, 2017.
“Powdermill Nature Reserve conducts annual bird banding program.” Ligonier Echo, May 25, 2017.
“Experts fear ‘quiet springs’ as songbirds can’t keep up with climate change.” The Washington Post, May 16, 2017.
“Birds breed early to catch up to climate change.” Allegheny Front May 5, 2017.
“Songbirds breeding earlier as climate changes, Pittsburgh study shows.” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, April 20, 2017.
“Science Friday News Roundup.” on NPR’s Science Friday November 11, 2016.
“A hopeful sign for birds in a changing climate.” Anthropocene Magazine, November 9, 2016.
“Making the world safer for birds, one piece of glass at a time.” Audubon Magazine, Summer 2016.
“Powdermill Avian Research Center welcomes bird-banders-in-training. Ligonier Echo. September 15, 2015.
“Carnegie Museum of Natural History’s banding program a labor of love for avian expert.” Tribune Review. August 2, 2015.
“Saving the Songbird.” Carnegie Magazine, Summer 2015.
“Yellow-billed Cuckoos eat more than teenagers do.” An episode of “Bird Files,” Allegheny Front Radio, August 7, 2015.
“Bloomfield man’s goal: Create bird-friendly glass,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. January 8, 2015
“Searching for bird-safe windows” by Susan Milius, October-November issue of the National Wildlife magazine.
“City life and wildlife: Pittsburgh’s urban conservation on display,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. October 26, 2014.
“Halloween Owl Visitor to PA a Frightening Predator” an episode of “Bird Files,” Allegheny Front Radio. October 24, 2014.
“BirdSafe Pittsburgh Fights Window Collisions with Data” on Allegheny Front Radio. October 3, 2014.
“Black-throated Green warbler a little Sinatra” an episode of “Bird Files,” Allegheny Front Radio. September 18, 2014.
“Banding helps birds” in the Tribune Review. July 21, 2014
“Collision Course: Scientists struggle to make windows safer for birds” in Science News. September 5, 2013.
“A Birding Interview with the Bobs: Robert C. Leberman and Robert S. Mulvihill” in Birding Magazine. July/August 2013.
“Surveilling the Birds: A tour of the longest continuously running bird banding station in the U.S.” in the Atlantic. July 11, 2013.
Bird-Glass Collision Awareness. Discovery Channel’s Daily Planet. Dec. 5, 2012, 6:46.
“A Clear and Present Danger: How Glass Kills Birds” on NPR Morning Edition. August 9 2012.
“Early Bird Arrivals May Tell Us Something About Climate Change” on the Allegheny Front Environmental Radio. April 7, 2012.
“For the Birds… and the Environment” in CARNEGIE magazine. Fall 2011.
“Powdermill Tracks Birds for Fifty Years” on the Allegheny Front Environmental Radio. July 9, 2011.
“A Tale of Two Streams: What Louisiana Waterthrushes tell us about Water Quality” in Birding Magazine. May 2011.
“Powdermill Avian Research Center: Building data bird by bird: Center celebrates 50 years” in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. May 8, 2011.
“For the Birds” in CARNEGIE magazine. Winter 2009.
“Powdermill Takes Wing” in CARNEGIE Magazine. Fall 2006.
“Bird Migrations, Avian Flu, and Powdermill” in CARNEGIE magazine. Summer 2006.
“Cracking the avian code: Researcher trains microphones on night sky to identify migrating flocks of birds” in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. July 23, 2006.
“Half a Million Birds: Bird-banding at Powdermill Nature Reserve reaches a milestone” in CARNEGIE magazine. September/October 2001.
“Net results: 40 years of bird-banding brings a wealth of data to Powdermill program” in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. May 21, 2001.