Watch "Your Favorite Birder... Or A Bird?"

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Relive "Your Favorite Birder... or a Bird?" featuring Christian Cooper and Amy Tan! Cooper and Tan challenged attendees to guess which bird sounds are real and which ones are their personally pre-recorded imitations. In between rounds of the birdiest guessing game of 2024, moderated by BirdNote’s Executive Director Nick Bayard, attendees had the chance to bid on bird-related art, travel packages, and more. And, virtuoso musician Jalan Crossland joined the event as our musical guest.

All funds raised during this virtual auction supported BirdNote's mission of inspiring people to care about the natural world and take steps to protect it.

About our Guests

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Christian Cooper is the Emmy-winning host of the National Geographic series Extraordinary Birder with Christian Cooper and author of New York Times bestselling memoir Better Living Through Birding. He served as president of the Harvard Ornithological Club in his college days and currently is a vice president of New York City Audubon, where he advocates for greater, safer access to green spaces for all, with a focus on outreach to youth in underserved communities.

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Amy Tan is an acclaimed American author best known for her debut novel, The Joy Luck Club (1989), with many of her books being adapted into film and stage productions. Most recently, Tan wrote and illustrated  the nonfiction book, The Backyard Bird Chronicles, a witty account of birding, nature, and the beauty around us that hides in plain sight. Tan also serves on the board of the American Bird Conservancy.

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Our special musical guest, Jalan Crossland, is a singer, songwriter, banjoist, and guitarist from Ten Sleep, Wyoming who has been described as "an endemic Wyoming treasure" and "one of the finest guitarists in America."

BirdNote is an independent nonprofit media production organization that produces vivid, sound-rich stories about birds and the challenges they face - to inspire people around the world to care about birds and take steps to protect them. To support BirdNote, visit this link.