As any Merlin Bird IDer knows, there is no thrill quite like pressing the "This is my bird" button for the first time, and it ...

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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.

Listen to the spring 'laughing' call of the green woodpecker. Watch as a male sits in a tree and sings. This is a nature ...

Enter the bird house. Nest-box networks — bluebird trails — cover eastern North America. Bluebirds are good research candidates because they can be handled if necessary.

The Masters broadcast always features the beautiful sound of singing and chirping birds. But fans want to know if those sounds are real or fake.

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.

Writer Bailey White adds her voice to our series Summer Sounds with thoughts about a bird called "Chuck-Wills-Widow" that signals late spring.