I went for an hour-long walk around a pond and across Bassett Park in the course of which I identified eight bird species ...

Click, click, click. Picture review. Thumbs up in my direction. He had opened the Merlin Bird ID app by Cornell to pinpoint the specific bird that he knew was in the vicinity, and had found what ...

Birding and bird ID come hand in hand, but for some beginners, it can be tricky to learn differences between bird species. This Merlin bird ID app can help.

Immediately Merlin waves his magic baton and the app begins to display the singing species one after another. Most species I have already detected through the open window. Others I need to be outside ...

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 amazing ...

Not to worry, I can sort things out by firing up the Merlin Bird ID app, the one put out for free by Cornell University’s Ornithology Lab. Who knows how it does it, but, true to its name ...

Thumbs up in my direction. The app, colloquially known as Merlin, is available for free on iOS and Android and is pretty much the go-to for bird lovers. It can make audio recordings, and as a bird ...