Adirondack birding experts debate which bird call defines summer. Red-eyed vireo, common loon, and hermit thrush compete for ...

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Matthew Medler of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology about the best bird sounds of 2025 from their vast collection of recordings, and why their selections made the list.

Merlin's Sound ID can identify 1,054 bird species. It's based on a library of 2 million recorded bird songs from around the world. Merlin's Sound ID can identify 1,054 bird species.

After you download the app Merlin Bird ID, you can use your smartphone to identify sounds and match them to the birds in ...

Birds make sounds to communicate, whether to find a potential mate, ward off predators, or just sing for pleasure.

By playing bird sounds at home, she says she can recreate this relaxing, optimistic feeling anytime she needs it. Judging by the video’s 600,000 likes, ...

Blind birders in tune with bird sounds, call themselves ‘bird brains’ “The world is designed for sighted people, but nature is a place where it’s okay to be blind,” said Donna Posont ...

Rather, the app we’re about to go over tells you what specific species is making any bird sound around you—kind of like Shazam, only for nature. All you have to do is hold up your phone and ...

We all know that birds imitate sounds. If you weren’t aware of the many species that can do this, you’ll probably at least know that parrots are famous for mimicking humans. Along with parrots, ...

Bird silhouettes from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Data analysis and reporting by Alyssa Fowers, who still thinks the Eurasian collared dove sounds like an owl.

Researchers conducted a global study of the factors that influence bird sounds, using more than 100,000 audio recordings from around the world. Birds make sounds to communicate, whether to find a ...