A travel writer shares how the Merlin Bird ID app turned birdsong into a calming daily ritual, with experts explaining its mental health benefits.

The migration of birds from their southern wintering grounds to their breeding grounds in the north is in full swing ...

As spring arrives, use these apps and other tools to identify birds, trees and plants in your backyard and on local trails.

Are you one of those birdwatchers that enjoys guessing what kind of feathered friend belongs to each birdsong you hear outside? Do you pride yourself on being able to identify New England birds like ...

A pine warbler, one of the first migratory birds to return to Maine this spring, perches on a branch. Early arrivals like this can be tricky to identify without paying attention to key field marks and ...

The arrival of spring in Erie is marked by budding trees and returning birds in local parks. Various bird species, including red-winged blackbirds and northern cardinals, are becoming more active. An ...

It’s ridiculously easy to make fun of birders. Until you become one. Chances are pretty good that you or someone you know is already a birder. A 2022 report by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and ...

In an era when many of us are looking for ways to improve brain health, a new study offers a surprisingly affordable prescription: birdwatching. New research published in the journal JNeurosci, the ...

It might be the doldrums of winter, but there’s activity everywhere in the natural world — and that includes our backyards and birdfeeders. We're again amidst the Great Backyard Bird Count, organized ...

OSCODA, Mich. (WNEM) — The 29th annual Great Backyard Bird Count is taking place on Feb. 13-16, which is now a worldwide event and includes more than 200 countries and provinces. According to the ...

This weekend is not just for lovebirds celebrating Valentine's Day. It is also for all birds and birders who are participating in the Great Backyard Bird Count. The count, sponsored by the Cornell Lab ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Bird lovers across the Commonwealth are invited to help scientists track bird populations during the Great Backyard Bird Count, a global citizen science event running Feb. 13–16, ...