Corina Newsome is an American ornithologist, birder, science communicator, and graduate student at Georgia Southern University.

Newsome grew up in Germantown, Philadelphia,[1] and obtained her Bachelor of Arts in zoo and wildlife biology from Malone University in 2015.

[2] Newsome runs a Twitter account and blog, using the name Hood Naturalist, to communicate science, advocate for environmental equality and promote diversity in biology and other scientific careers.

[20][21] Black Birders Week garnered worldwide media coverage, including features in National Geographic,[22] Scientific American,[23] and Forbes.

[24][25] Additionally, the inaugural Black Birders Week produced unique content in collaboration with the National Audubon Society and the Monterey Bay Aquarium.