(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 ...

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 ...

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 smartphone to identify sounds and match them to the birds in trees ...

Merlin was on the job at Westwood Hills Nature Center in St. Louis Park one recent day, helping birders identify bird songs. Not Merlin the storied magician, although what was happening could be ...

Today’s column is for those out there who can’t tell a phoenix from a griffin. Those are birds all right, but they are mythical ones. Nonetheless, there are plenty of birds around — and they may as ...

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 ...

Heather Wolf earned a degree in sociology at U.C.L.A., then spent six years playing electric bass in a travelling band. She earned a master’s degree in information science, moved to Brooklyn, and ...

One thing they don’t tell you about quaint villages, including the quaint village where I live, is that they are noisy, very noisy. Right now, as I sit in Geneseo, I can hear the lawn being mowed next ...

A lot of my job is about finding good answers. The nerdy way to say it would be that I am supposed to give unbiased, research-based, peer-reviewed information usually from land grant universities. UGA ...

With spring migration underway and summer travels around the corner, now’s the time to up your game when it comes to identifying birds. A free website and free app that can help you improve those ...

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 ...