In between snowstorms lately, we’ve been able to enjoy the sounds of spring as our feathered friends wing north again for summer. Everyone knows the sound of a Canada goose honking and probably a ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Last year, as pandemic lockdown restrictions hit the US, new bird ...

Getting into birding comes with a learning curve. Even if your backyard is a birdwatcher's paradise, figuring out which species you're looking at can take time. Luckily, you don't need to be an expert ...

(CORNELL) — It’s an almost universal feeling: the thrill of hearing a mysterious new bird song. And it’s usually followed up by the question, “What was that bird?” Schoharie County Eagle Trail is a ...

I first discovered Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab of Ornithology earlier this summer, when I was trying to figure out the identity of a particular bird of prey in my neighborhood. After looking at a ...

Casual birdwatchers may want to bookmark Merlin Bird Photo ID, a website created by Cornell University and the Visipedia research project. Thanks to powerful artificial intelligence techniques, the ...

Avian watchers will surely enjoy this new application Cornell University developed. This application was created by Cornell Lab of Ornithology with a partnership with the Visipedia research project to ...

A free bird-identification cell phone app is available from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. It has ID capabilities for North America, Mexico, Central America, and Western Europe. It has a photo-ID ...

I was recently creeping through a clearing of downed trees in a wooded Brooklyn park with my iPhone in hand. Birds were singing everywhere, but through the din, I was recording a peculiar song: It was ...