The BirdNET app, a free machine-learning powered tool that can identify over 3,000 birds by sound alone, generates reliable scientific data and makes it easier for people to contribute citizen-science ...

Tracee Herbaugh lives in the Boston area of Massachusetts. Herbaugh thought she was alone in her backyard recently when she used the Merlin Bird ID app. She learned from listening that she was ...

We become desensitized to the common sounds around us—car alarms, chattering squirrels, the mechanical functions of modern living kicking on and off throughout the day. If you had asked me a week ago ...

We all have been there. You see a bird, but you don't know its name. You then take a picture or maybe record a video to ask your friends, but no one knows. Frustrating, right? Well, don't worry — ...

On a relatively quiet Sunday evening in my neighborhood, I sat out on my porch about an hour before sunset. With the construction, lawn mowing and car sounds of the weekday finally absent, the air ...

I’m not a bird watcher, but I’ve become a bird listener ever since downloading a bionic ear app to my phone. It lets me enter a different world, one where I’m surrounded not just by chirping but by ...

Other than cars, the thing I hear most often at home is birds. I live in Southern California, in a relatively suburban neighborhood, outside of an even more metropolitan downtown. I don’t get the ...

My greatest lesson in mindfulness came from the most unexpected app on my phone. Merlin Bird ID was created by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology in 2014 to help people identify the birds they see and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Is the key to mindfulness in the world around you? To stay grounded in the present moment and practice mindfulness, I've tried all ...

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 ...