Male cardinals are bright red, while the females are brown with splashes of red. Their heavy conical bill is perfect for cracking hard seeds, but it's also perfect for eating fruits and insects. If ...

A bird sighting on New York's Long Island has avian enthusiasts flocking to the region in hopes of spotting a feathered friend that has never been seen before in the state. The common cuckoo is ...

WINONA LAKE – Freshen up your feathered identification skills by joining the Tippecanoe Audubon Society and the Lilly Center for Lakes & Streams for “Expedition: Winter Bird Identification.” This ...

Fall is a prime time of year for bird watching across North America. Each year, millions of birds move from northern breeding grounds to their winter habitats, with many of them flying through ...

Anna Gragert (she/her/hers) was previously the lifestyle editor at HelloGiggles, deputy editor at So Yummy and senior lifestyle editor at Hunker. Over the past 10+ years, Anna has also written for the ...

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 ...

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 soaring through the air.

People are also reading… It’s easy to identify birds with a smartphone app called Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab. The Cornell Lab of Ornithology made available this app for free. It’s nothing short of ...