The Cornell Lab of Ornithology launched the 2023 Great Backyard Bird Count in a virtual event on Wednesday afternoon. Hosted on the Cornell Lab of Ornithology YouTube channel, the webinar was attended ...

I first discovered Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab of Ornithology earlier this summer, when I was trying to figure out the identity of a particular bird of prey in my neighborhood. After looking at a ...

Researchers think only a small population remains, and logging and habitat loss may threaten what is left of the bird's ...

Merlin was on the job at Westwood Hills Nature Center in St. Louis Park one recent day, helping birders identify bird songs. Not Merlin the storied magician, although what was happening could be ...

Nope, says our expert with the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Birds do not predict the weather. But it is true that migration is underway for most birds in mid-March and April, and that likely accounts ...

Scientific evidence suggests dinosaurs met their extinction through asteroid impact. Today, if a species goes extinct, chances we as humans had something to do with it. In this century alone, we've ...

More people and fewer birds mean dire consequences for both local and global ecosystems. With rising bird declines, The Cornell Lab of Ornithology is tackling the global issue through research and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Birds are on the move as they take flight for their annual spring migration and Cornell University is looking to help people track ...

By Abhishyant Kidangoor How can we identify specific bird species as they undertake their annual migrations? In the U.S., ...

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.