Merlin Bird ID makes birding a breeze by identifying species from users’ recordings of their song. It draws from a vast ...

Then a camouflaged speaker that scientists had placed nearby started to play. First came a recorded honk from an unpartnered ...

Sometimes it’s nice learning about nature while you're in it. Apps like Seek and Merlin Bird ID are useful for doing just that. How a Cornell scientist created ‘Shazam for birds’ Grant Van ...

Bird-watching has taken off, meaning when a rare bird is spotted a crowd isn’t far behind; ‘Bird-watching is becoming like ...

And finally, we randomly selected 15 different visits from each feeder and ran them through Cornell’s Merlin Bird ID app to gauge the accuracy of the AI. This bird feeder has a 1080p camera with ...

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. It’s also the best time to learn the names of each songbird ...

Yep, even uploading photos of animal poop helps contribute to science. Merlin Bird ID is a birding tool developed by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Using its Sound ID tool, you can record ...

In the last column, I wrote about birding while cycling along Phase 1 of the Adirondack Rail Trail, which runs from Lake ...

Of course given the technology age we live in, there are excellent birding apps as well. Merlin Bird ID can listen to the bird calls around you and can identify birds from your own photos.

Merlin, a North American falcon species, was once threatened nationwide. Yet recently, the Adirondacks have proven a ...

Take a quick snap or record some of the chirping and you can find out using the Merlin Bird ID app. A free app for iOS and Android, it can identify birds quickly and precisely based on photos ...

Ten years ago, I wrote a column about birding and fishing, noting the many things they have in common. It’s true! Both ...