It usually starts with a quiet morning walk, a child’s curious shriek, or a pet tugging insistently at a bush in the backyard ...

“I’ve never done this before and to be able to differentiate the birds based on their sound and identify them was big. I always thought birding was about seeing or watching birds, but I ...

It is a joy to linger in bed for a few minutes on a spring morning and tell which birds are singing so jubilantly outside the bedroom window.

Lands inhabited by Indigenous peoples in the tropics host much of the world's biodiversity. An estimated 60 million ...

“You don't need to know how to identify bird calls or songs to just appreciate them,” says Rutter. “It's the most natural soundtrack on Earth, which is just so wonderful.” ...

Cost: Free Rating: 4.9/5 Promising Review: “I was shocked at the number of birds around me that I’d never taken the time to see or hear.Thanks to Merlin, I can now identify at least 20 birds ...

Merlin Bird ID has a sound identification function, which is available for 1,382 bird species. “In my opinion, it is 95%-97% accurate,” Wilkins said. “If you get into a large area with a ...

The writer Melissa Febos has a taste for extremes. Her new book, “The Dry Season,” chronicles a bold experiment in her search ...

Bird races are events where participants "race" to identify bird species within and specific area and timeframe. The participant or team that identifies the most species is declared the winner.

In the Smokies, wildflowers are out for most of the year - so volunteer Tom Harrington, 85, is too, reporting on the blooms ...

He was on hand to help identify birds. While hiking through the property, he identified dozens of species, including a bald eagle that kept close to the Muddy Creek. Wilkins pointed out that the ...