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FINCH RESEARCH NETWORK

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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.

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    Thomas, Mary Ann
    Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Mar 22, 2023
    Spotting black and gold evening grosbeaks may help slow their decline.

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    Hoar, T.
    Northern Woodlands Magazine, Dec 21, 2020
    Common Redpolls: Coming to a Feeder Near You?

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    Young, M.
    American Birding Association Podcast, Dec. 2020
    Invasion of the Winter Finches with Matt Young

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    Mandelbaum, R.
    Audubon Online, Dec. 2020
    This Winter Marks an Incredible ’Superflight’ of Hungry Winter Finches

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    Young, M. and Spahr, T.
    BirdCast, Dec. 2020
    Species on the Move: An Eastern “Superflight” of Finches

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    Matt Young & Patrick Franke
    The Urban Birder, Dec 2020
    In Conservation With… Matt Young & Patrick Franke

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    Young, M. and Mandelbaum, R.
    American Birding Association, Dec. 2020
    A Superflight of Finches in the East. Field Ornithology

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    Young, M.
    Ray Brown’s Talkin’ Birds, Nov. 2020
    “The Crossbill Guy,” Matt Young, explains the winter finch explosion

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    Del Colle, A.
    Audubon Online, Oct. 2020
    Pine Siskins Have Taken Over the Country

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    Young, M.
    Badgerland Birding
    Talking Winter Finches with Matt Young

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    Mandelbaum, R.
    Audubon Online, Sep. 2020
    Talking Winter Finches with Matt Young

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    Hoar, T.
    Living Bird Magazine, Sep. 2020
    The Man Behind the Brilliant Winter Finch Forecast Is Passing the Torch

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    Hoar, T.
    Living Bird Magazine, Sep. 2020
    Meet the New Wizard of Winter Finch Forecasts: Q&A with Tyler Hoar

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    Badgerland Birding, Sep. 2020
    The Finches Are Coming?

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    Young, M.
    The Urban Birder, May. 2020
    In Conversation WIth… Matt Young

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    Hoar, T.
    Allerton Park Podcast near Chicago. Nov 12, 2020
    Tyler Hoar & The Winter Finch Forecast

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    Young, M.
    Allerton Park Podcast near Chicago. Nov 19, 2020
    Matthew Young & The Finch Research Network

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    Young, M.
    Allerton Park Podcast near Chicago. Jan 22, 2021
    Matthew Young & The Finch Research Network

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    Tim and Matt
    NPR Massachusetts. Oct 14, 2020
    A Blizzard of Siskins

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    Tim and Matt
    NPR Massachusetts. Oct 28, 2020
    Winter Finches Are Stealing the Show

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    Tim and Matt
    NPR Massachusetts. Nov 18, 2020
    A Fascinating Finch

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    Tim and Matt
    NPR Massachusetts. Feb 1, 2023
    A bird we didn’t know existed is the most common winter finch this year

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    Bangor Daily News, Nov 19, 2020
    Canadian finches are invading Maine to find food this fall

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    Young, M.
    Life List: A Birding Podcast, Apr 10, 2024
    Understanding red crossbill types and other finches with Matt Young

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    Links We Love

    Lesley the Bird Nerd
    YouTube
    Evening Grosbeak Irruption Year

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    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.

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