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 ...

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 ...

You can participate in the Bird Count without downloading an app, by the way – this page explains how. Lori adds, “I would love if people would send you their bird sightings from the weekend and any ...

Is that the tweet of a titmouse? Or the chirp of a chickadee? After you download the Merlin Bird ID app, you can use your smartphone to identify sounds and match them to the birds in trees nearby and ...

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 ...

Valentine's Day and Presidents' Day aren't the only things on the calendar this weekend—bird-watchers have their own global ...

Before the summer sun sends a sliver of light over the horizon, the dawn chorus begins. It is still dark and wood thrushes and pewees, cardinals and robins are singing, their melodies punctuated by ...

If this is you, there's a trilling call to action sounding over four February days: The call is to joyfully join the Great ...