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Mike has been with 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú New York since 1999, first as Forest Ecologist, then Director of Bird Conservation, and most recently as Director of Conservation & Science before being promoted to Managing Director in 2018. Mike is responsible for day-to-day management of 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú New York staff and programs, including conservation, policy, communications, administration, and centers and education. Additionally, Mike helps coordinate 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú’s Healthy Forests Initiative in the Atlantic Flyway. Prior to coming to 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú, Mike earned M.S. and Ph.D. degrees at the University of Michigan where he studied climatic and physiological determinants of bird ranges and was supported by a Department of Energy Global Change Fellowship. Email: michael.burger@audubon.org.