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 ...

While there are already plenty of apps that help birdwatchers identify birds, most of them work by searching a database based on descriptions. Cornell University and the Visipedia research project's ...

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 ...

The Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s popular website, allaboutbirds.org, which provides information about nearly 600 species, attracts plenty of visitors. Many of them, though, fly away without a trace.

There’s nothing like getting outside this time of year if you’re a bird watcher. The winter migration of waterfowl from down south to the north is well underway, with millions of ducks and geese ...