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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

My first thought of Merlin’s hearing a bird from another continent was that it was an escapee … from a zoo or from an owl collector. But often, these foreign birds are only recorded once and there’s ...

The Sound ID feature of Merlin Bird ID enables users to record a call and instantly get suggestions for the species. By ...