Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Thanks to the free Merlin Bird ID app from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, you'll never have to guess at the source of a birdsong ...

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 ...

Have you ever heard a mysterious bird song during your morning walk and wondered which species was singing? In 2026, identifying birds by their sound has become incredibly simple thanks to a ...

(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 ...

If you’ve ever heard a bird sing and wondered how you could possibly figure out what type of bird it could be without laboriously searching through recordings, The Cornell Lab of Ornithology now has ...

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 ...

Back in the day, we did not have an app that could tell us what birds we were hearing. Now we have Merlin from the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology. Press “record” on this free app, and it listens to ...

We become desensitized to the common sounds around us—car alarms, chattering squirrels, the mechanical functions of modern living kicking on and off throughout the day. If you had asked me a week ago ...

While spring and summer are the prime seasons for bird watching, our winged friends are everywhere all the time, and they often switch out with the seasons, especially during peak migration. The best ...

LINDSEY – As the Biggest Week in American Birding winds down, a number of mobile apps can help the public continue the birding adventure. Deb Nofzinger, a naturalist with the Sandusky County Park ...

One of the simplest ways to slow down is to stop, smell the roses and listen to the birds. However, it seems people are starting to do more than just listen to them. The hobby of bird watching might ...