This weekend is not just for lovebirds celebrating Valentine's Day. It is also for all birds and birders who are ...

Last week, on a chilly, brisk afternoon, I joined a group of novice bird watchers to learn to identify birds by their calls.

Connect with nature by joining the season's most anticipated event: The Great Backyard Bird Count. It's easy, even if you're a new birder.

If you’re like me, you keep track of birds you’ve seen in or from your yard. Some people write bird sightings on their calendar, some check off birds in a field guide and some keep a formal list in a ...

Apps outdoors can be superfluous. I like being phone-less when I can. But sometimes it’s nice learning about nature while in it. Below are the apps I’ve found most useful. This magical app recognizes ...

Before the summer sun sends a sliver of light over the horizon, the dawn chorus begins. It is still dark and wood thrushes and pewees, cardinals and robins are singing, their melodies punctuated by ...

For four days every February, hundreds of thousands of people worldwide spend time in some of their favorite places watching and counting as many birds as they can find. This […] ...

Platforms such as iNaturalist and eBird encourage people to observe and document nature, but how accurate is the ecological data that they collect? In a new study published in Citizen Science: Theory ...