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Keith Russell is an American ornithologist, birder, science communicator, and conservationist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is a leading advocate of bird-safe glass and other methods for reducing mortality of migrating songbirds in urban environments. He is currently the program manager for urban conservation for Pennsylvania Audubon.

Russell grew up in Mount Airy, a neighborhood in northwest Philadelphia, and graduated from Germantown Friends School in 1973. He attended Cornell University and graduated with a B.S. in biology in 1978. He earned an M.Sc. in zoology from Clemson University in 1981.

Russell worked as collections manager for the Exhibits Department at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia from 1982 to 1992. He was the assistant editor for the landmark publication The Birds of North America (1992–2003), edited by Frank Gill.

Russell has coordinated the Philadelphia Mid-winter Bird Census for more than three decades, for which the American Birding Association awarded him the Ludlow Griscom Award for Outstanding Contributions to Regional Ornithology in 2016.

Publications

• Russell, K. 1973. Breeding birds of the upper Wissahickon. Cassinia 54: 10–14.
• Russell, K. 1979. Birds of the Wissahickon Valley. Cassinia 57: 6–9.

References

1. Conservancy, Rails-to-Trails (September 2020). "Keith Russell: Philly Birder Takes Fledgling Bird Enthusiasts Under His Wing". Rails-to-Trails Conservancy. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
2. "Black bird watchers draw attention to racial issues outdoors". WHYY. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
3. "Profile: For the Birds". Grid Magazine. November 2009. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
4. Peck, Robert M.; Russell, Keith (21 October 2020). "Philly can save thousands of birds that crash into our buildings and die | Opinion". www.inquirer.com. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
5. "For migrating birds, the Philly skyline can be deadly". Billy Penn. July 2018. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
6. "CrashBirds". www.wagnerfreeinstitute.org. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
7. "Audubon Pennsylvania Staff". Audubon Pennsylvania. 2017-02-14. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
8. Lear, Len (19 November 2020). "'Master Birder of Carpenter's Woods' calls attention to bird die-offs". The Chestnut Hill Local. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
9. "Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia Exhibits Department records, 1852-2001". dla.library.upenn.edu. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
10. "Announcing the 2016 ABA Awards Recipients!". ABA Blog. 2016-02-02. Retrieved 2021-01-27.

• American naturalists
• American ornithologists
• Scientists from Philadelphia
• African-American biologists
• Living people
• Cornell University alumni
• 1956 births
• 21st-century African-American academics
• 21st-century American academics
• 20th-century African-American academics
• 20th-century American academics