Oct 1, 2026 · 16 min · 8 segments
In the October 2026 Thinking Spatially podcast, again highlighting a Place, Thought Leader, Tool, Event, and Geographic Oddity, we will focus on: The Cornell Ornithology Lab, EO Wilson…
As geography is concerned about habitat and species protection, An interesting and relevant place to know about is the Ornithology Lab at Cornell University, New York.
But lest you think of this as a bunch of classrooms and dull-looking labs in a building, the Ornithology Lab is actually a few miles outside of the Cornell University campus, spanning many acres that includes lakes, rivers, woodlands, prairies, and other habitats perfect for the study of birds.
And yes, on the grounds is also a world-class, up-to-date building with labs, classrooms, and more.
not just for Cornell students, but for other researchers and for the general public, including K-12 students.
You can learn more about the lab by looking up birds.cornell.edu. Their focus, as their name implies, is birds, but they also branch out into other species.
I have had the great pleasure of working with this lab and these folks that work at the lab for several years on books and curricula focused on mapping bird migration, so that geography, bird connection.
Imagine going on a nine-day flight with no time to sleep and nothing to eat or drink.
This is the way of the bar-tailed Godwit, G-O-D-W-I-T, Godwit, G-O-D-W-I-T, from Alaska to New Zealand.
It holds the record for the largest non-stop flight of any bird, flying for over 11,000 kilometers, 6,835 miles without rest.
Some of these birds are fitted with tiny GPS and recording instruments, the results of which can be mapped in a GIS, or a geographic information system.
I would encourage you to look at some of those GIS-produced maps of these amazing Godwit birds and others that travel long distances, and also to visit the Cornell Ornithology Lab in the beautiful town of Ithaca, New York.
That is our place for this episode, the Cornell Ornithology Lab, and their good work there.
As geography is concerned about habitat and species protection, An interesting and relevant place to know about is the Ornithology Lab at Cornell University, New York.
But lest you think of this as a bunch of classrooms and dull-looking labs in a building, the Ornithology Lab is actually a few miles outside of the Cornell University campus, spanning many acres that includes lakes, rivers, woodlands, prairies, and other habitats perfect for the study of birds.
And yes, on the grounds is also a world-class, up-to-date building with labs, classrooms, and more.
not just for Cornell students, but for other researchers and for the general public, including K-12 students.
You can learn more about the lab by looking up birds.cornell.edu. Their focus, as their name implies, is birds, but they also branch out into other species.
I have had the great pleasure of working with this lab and these folks that work at the lab for several years on books and curricula focused on mapping bird migration, so that geography, bird connection.
Imagine going on a nine-day flight with no time to sleep and nothing to eat or drink.
This is the way of the bar-tailed Godwit, G-O-D-W-I-T, Godwit, G-O-D-W-I-T, from Alaska to New Zealand.
It holds the record for the largest non-stop flight of any bird, flying for over 11,000 kilometers, 6,835 miles without rest.
Some of these birds are fitted with tiny GPS and recording instruments, the results of which can be mapped in a GIS, or a geographic information system.
I would encourage you to look at some of those GIS-produced maps of these amazing Godwit birds and others that travel long distances, and also to visit the Cornell Ornithology Lab in the beautiful town of Ithaca, New York.
That is our place for this episode, the Cornell Ornithology Lab, and their good work there.
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