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Tim Gallagher

Contributor, Audubon Magazine

Tim Gallagher is an award-winning author and the former editor-in-chief of the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology's Living Bird .

Articles by Tim Gallagher

Peregrine Falcons Finally Return to Nest at Their Most Famous U.S. Eyrie
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Peregrine Falcons Finally Return to Nest at Their Most Famous U.S. Eyrie

September 3, 2020 — After a 74-year absence, this summer a pair of Peregrines raised three chicks at New York's Taughannock Gorge—a hallowed destination for birders and the site of the falcon's first reintroduction attempt.
Listen to Tom Cade Recall Key Moments in the Effort to Save the Peregrine Falcon
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Listen to Tom Cade Recall Key Moments in the Effort to Save the Peregrine Falcon

March 15, 2019 — Cade, who died in February, founded the Peregrine Fund and was pivotal to the re-establishment of the species in the United States.
Remembering Tom Cade, the Father of Peregrine Falcon Conservation
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Remembering Tom Cade, the Father of Peregrine Falcon Conservation

February 26, 2019 — Cade founded The Peregrine Fund and led the effort to save the raptor after its American population plummeted from DDT. Fellow falconer and friend Tim Gallagher looks back on his legacy.
Day 14: One Last Lead
Chasing The Ivory-Bill

Day 14: One Last Lead

April 28, 2016 — As the trip draws to a close, Gallagher focuses his hopes on new territory.
Day 13: The Trek to Farallones
Chasing The Ivory-Bill

Day 13: The Trek to Farallones

April 27, 2016 — Birds abound on a cliff-side hike, but still no Ivory-bill.
Day 12: A Screaming Absence
Chasing The Ivory-Bill

Day 12: A Screaming Absence

April 26, 2016 — After stumbling upon ideal Ivory-bill habitat, the birds' silence weighs heavily on the group.
Day 11: Echoes From The Highest Ridgetop
Chasing The Ivory-Bill

Day 11: Echoes From The Highest Ridgetop

April 25, 2016 — The team hikes deeper—and higher—into the woods and meets a Cuban Pygmy Owl along the way.
Day 10: And Then The Mule Died
Chasing The Ivory-Bill

Day 10: And Then The Mule Died

April 22, 2016 — The team catches wind of a 2008 Ivory-bill sighting—and passes on some questionable meat.
Day 9: Thirty Years Since The Last Report
Chasing The Ivory-Bill

Day 9: Thirty Years Since The Last Report

April 21, 2016 — The Ivory-bill becomes more ghost-like each step of the way.