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Mike has been with Ä¢¹½Av 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 Ä¢¹½Av New York staff and programs, including conservation, policy, communications, administration, and centers and education. Additionally, Mike helps coordinate Ä¢¹½Av’s Healthy Forests Initiative in the Atlantic Flyway. Prior to coming to Ä¢¹½Av, 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.