Bird watching is a great way to get outside and enjoy the surrounding nature. There’s just something relaxing about being in the woods, listening to the soothing sounds of bird calls. Get a few ...

Researchers at the University of Helsinki have developed artificial-intelligence methods that significantly improve the accuracy of bird sound identification, strengthening passive-acoustic monitoring ...

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 ...

Birds are pretty easy to identify by sight alone, but things are much more challenging when you can only hear their calls. Good news! Cornell University has an app that can do just that, and it’s ...

Waking up to the dawn chorus of birds — one of the natural world’s greatest symphonies — is a joy like no other. It’s not surprising that bird-watching has become an increasingly popular hobby. A ...

It’s spring, and nature is pulling me away from my computer as I write this. The sun is shining, the world is warming up, and the birds are chirping away. And that got me thinking: What if a ...

The stakes are low but the reward is high when it comes to bird-watching. Which makes it a perfect hobby. Sure, sometimes you’ll buy a really snazzy bird feeder and bags of mouthwatering bird food, ...

MORGAN TOWNSHIP — Area bird watchers interested in taking the hobby to the next level can have their skills nurtured Sunday Feb. 15 from noon to 4 p.m. at the Bissell Nature Center on Callendar Road.

What's that white bird in the swamp? Discover what a great egret eats, where it lives, and how the bird bounced back from near-extinction.