Media & Presentations

Invited Presentations
- Indiana Dunes Birding Festival
All Things Finch: From finch irruptions, to winter finch forecasts, to finch research projects, including projects about the distribution and ecology of different Evening Grosbeak and Red Crossbill flight calls.
Young, M. May 2023 - Duluth Audubon
All Things Finch: From finch irruptions, to winter finch forecasts, to finch research projects, including projects about the distribution and ecology of different Evening Grosbeak and Red Crossbill flight calls.
Young, M. March 2023 - North Shore Audubon
Young, M. All Things Finch: From finch irruptions, to winter finch forecasts, to finch research projects, including projects about the distribution and ecology of different Evening Grosbeak and Red Crossbill flight calls.
Young, M. March 2023 - Sax Zim Bog Welcome Center
All Things Finch: From finch irruptions, to winter finch forecasts, to finch research projects, including projects about the distribution and ecology of different Evening Grosbeak and Red Crossbill flight calls.
Young, M. Feb 2023 - Wild Bird Feeding Institute
The Health Benefits of Feeding Birds. Wild Bird Feeding Institute webinar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFIHlXnJY1w
Merker, H. Jan 2023 - Horicon Bird Club
From Finches, Finch Irruptions, to the Launching of the Finch Research Network (FiRN).
Young, M. Jan 2023 - Wild Bird Feeding Institute Annual Meeting
Ornitherapy: Nourishing Ourselves While Feeding the Birds.
Young, M and Merker, H. Dec. 2022 - Wild Bird Feeding Institute Annual Meeting
Winter Finch Migration – Where Will Seed Sales Thrive This Year?
Young, M. Dec. 2022 - Maine Audubon
From Finches, Finch Irruptions, to the Launching of the Finch Research Network (FiRN).
Young, M. Dec 2022 - Texas Audubon
From Finches, Finch Irruptions, to the Launching of the Finch Research Network (FiRN).
Young, M. Dec 2023 - The Bird House Livestream
Finches the The Finch Research Network.
Young, M. Nov. 2022 - South Shore Audubon
From Finches, Finch Irruptions, to the Launching of the Finch Research Network (FiRN).
Young, M. May 2022 - Wild Bird Feeding Institute
Nourishing Birds and Ourselves.
https://ornitherapy.com/events/wild-bird-feeding-institute-presents-nourishing-birds-and-ourselves
Merker, H. and Young, M. May 2022 - Mearns Bird Club
From Finches, Finch Irruptions, to the Launching of the Finch Research Network (FiRN).
Young, M. April 2022 - Onondaga Audubon
From Finches, Finch Irruptions, to the Launching of the Finch Research Network (FiRN).
Young, M. Feb 2022 - Montezuma Audubon
From Finches, Finch Irruptions, to the Launching of the Finch Research Network (FiRN).
Young, M. Jan 2022 - Audubon Vermont
From Finches, Finch Irruptions, to the Launching of the Finch Research Network (FiRN).
Young, M. Dec 2021 - Allerton Park Bird Club Podcast
Evening Grosbeak and other winter finches.
Young, M. Dec 2021 - Huntington-Oyster Bay WildBirds Unlimited
From Finches, Finch Irruptions, to the Launching of the Finch Research Network (FiRN).
Young, M. Dec 2021 - Nature Vancouver
From Finches, Finch Irruptions, to the Launching of the Finch Research Network (FiRN).
Young, M. Nov 2021 - Cayuga Bird Club
From Finches, Finch Irruptions, to the Launching of the Finch Research Network (FiRN).
Young, M. Oct 2021 - Pennsylvania Society of Ornithology
From Finches, Finch Irruptions, to the Launching of the Finch Research Network (FiRN).
Young, M. Sept 29 2021
Media Mentions & Interviews
Minnesota (Timberjay News) May 2023
Plenty of uncertainty about feeder birds this winter.
Thomas, Mary Ann
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Mar 22, 2023
Spotting black and gold evening grosbeaks may help slow their decline.
Hoar, T.
Northern Woodlands Magazine, Dec 21, 2020
Common Redpolls: Coming to a Feeder Near You?
Young, M.
American Birding Association Podcast, Dec. 2020
Invasion of the Winter Finches with Matt Young
Mandelbaum, R.
Audubon Online, Dec. 2020
This Winter Marks an Incredible ’Superflight’ of Hungry Winter Finches
Young, M. and Spahr, T.
BirdCast, Dec. 2020
Species on the Move: An Eastern “Superflight” of Finches
Matt Young & Patrick Franke
The Urban Birder, Dec 2020
In Conservation With… Matt Young & Patrick Franke
Young, M. and Mandelbaum, R.
American Birding Association, Dec. 2020
A Superflight of Finches in the East. Field Ornithology
Young, M.
Ray Brown’s Talkin’ Birds, Nov. 2020
“The Crossbill Guy,” Matt Young, explains the winter finch explosion
Del Colle, A.
Audubon Online, Oct. 2020
Pine Siskins Have Taken Over the Country
Young, M.
Badgerland Birding
Talking Winter Finches with Matt Young
Mandelbaum, R.
Audubon Online, Sep. 2020
Talking Winter Finches with Matt Young
Hoar, T.
Living Bird Magazine, Sep. 2020
The Man Behind the Brilliant Winter Finch Forecast Is Passing the Torch
Hoar, T.
Living Bird Magazine, Sep. 2020
Meet the New Wizard of Winter Finch Forecasts: Q&A with Tyler Hoar
Badgerland Birding, Sep. 2020
The Finches Are Coming?
Young, M.
The Urban Birder, May. 2020
In Conversation WIth… Matt Young
Hoar, T.
Allerton Park Podcast near Chicago. Nov 12, 2020
Tyler Hoar & The Winter Finch Forecast
Young, M.
Allerton Park Podcast near Chicago. Nov 19, 2020
Matthew Young & The Finch Research Network
Young, M.
Allerton Park Podcast near Chicago. Jan 22, 2021
Matthew Young & The Finch Research Network
Tim and Matt
NPR Massachusetts. Oct 14, 2020
A Blizzard of Siskins
Tim and Matt
NPR Massachusetts. Oct 28, 2020
Winter Finches Are Stealing the Show
Tim and Matt
NPR Massachusetts. Nov 18, 2020
A Fascinating Finch
Tim and Matt
NPR Massachusetts. Feb 1, 2023
A bird we didn’t know existed is the most common winter finch this year
Bangor Daily News, Nov 19, 2020
Canadian finches are invading Maine to find food this fall
Young, M.
Life List: A Birding Podcast, Apr 10, 2024
Understanding red crossbill types and other finches with Matt Young
Links We Love
Lesley the Bird Nerd
YouTube
Evening Grosbeak Irruption Year
Sparky Stensaas
YouTube Channel
Join Minnesota naturalist, author, publisher and wildlife photographer Sparky Stensaas on his forays into the field to photograph birds, mammals and everything natural.