So you think you’ve sighted a rare bird. The color pattern is so unusual. You consult multiple field guides before discovering that the sighting is actually a common bird, though an immature one that ...

I’ve become The Bird Guy to my friends and family. When they see a bird they don’t recognize, I’m asked to identify it with nothing more than a blurry photo. When the algorithms feed them bird-related ...

If you’ve ever heard a bird and wondered what it was, the free Merlin Bird ID app for iPhone offers one of the easiest ways ...

Learn what a hermit thrush looks like and where to find one. Also find out what the bird's song sounds like and what the bird ...

Jaymi Heimbuch is a writer and photographer specializing in wildlife conservation, technology, and food. She is the author of "The Ethiopian Wolf: Hope at the Edge of Extinction." Identifying a bird ...

Watching a backyard bird feeder can be more enjoyable if you have some basic skills for bird identification. It gets a little overwhelming trying to find a species in a field guide which is jammed ...

Seeing a strange or unusual bird can raise curiosity in anyone. Some people will dismiss the sighting, but others will try to identify the species. The Cornell Lab of Ornithology says more than 800 ...

As spring arrives, use these apps and other tools to identify birds, trees and plants in your backyard and on local trails.

SAN DIEGO — Whether you're new to bird watching or have years of experience, there's an app that could help you keep track of San Diego's massive bird population. San Diego has the largest permanent ...