Countryside living. Getting on a bit. It was only a matter of time before I gave into certain impulses: I’m curious about birdlife. It’s a curiosity that’s at risk of developing into outright ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jun. 30—Is that the tweet of a titmouse? Or the chirp of a chickadee? After you download the app Merlin Bird ID, you can use your ...

You’re walking in a natural area, and you see a little bird flitting around in the underbrush. You wonder what type of bird it is, but as you get closer, it flies off. You hear it calling from the ...

Our birdsong recordings will be used to help monitor bird populations ...

Roughly 96 million Americans now call themselves birders, and birding is no longer the quiet province of retirees with binoculars. The hobby has become a mainstream pastime, especially among ...

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 ...

It’s spring, and nature is pulling me away from my computer as I write this. The sun is shining, the world is warming up, and the birds are chirping away. And that got me thinking: What if a ...

Spring is here, and the air is full of birdsong. The Merlin Bird ID app tells you what type of birds you’re hearing … plus it’s quick, easy and free. With this software from the Cornell Lab of ...

Birding is a popular pastime for people of all ages. According to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, more than 45 million people enjoy watching birds. It’s a hobby you can pick up at any time, it’s ...

Spring is the time to tune your ears to melodies and call notes of songbirds, as males sing their hearts out during spring breeding season. The Cornell Lab of Ornithology released the Merlin app in ...

However, Merlin wasn’t always so popular or effective at recognizing bird calls. It materialized as an idea in 2008 but didn’t take flight until 2014, according to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, ...