E21 John Fitzpatrick — Ebird, Merlin, and a Life of Discovery in Ornithology! 🕊️🌎
Send us Fan Mail
Few people have shaped modern ornithology like Dr. John Fitzpatrick, the longtime Director of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and one of the visionaries behind eBird and Merlin. In this conversation, Scott Harris sits down with Fitz to explore the global transformation of birding—from field notebooks and film cameras to the data-driven citizen-science revolution that connects millions of observers worldwide.
From his early research on tropical flycatchers to decades of conservation work with the Florida Scrub-Jay, Fitzpatrick’s career has been defined by curiosity, mentorship…
The skinny
The skinny isn't ready yet — notes appear once the transcript is processed.