Merlin Bird ID app is now eyeing a global database of our vanishing feathery friends

Merlin Bird ID will soon feed AI-powered bird identifications into Cornell's eBird platform, helping researchers monitor bird ...

Tiny Jurassic bird reveals a key step in bird evolution

The transition from a lumbering, heavy dinosaur body to the flight-adapted bird body plan is one of many fascinating episodes ...

An update to Merlin Bird ID app will turn millions of birdwatchers like me into citizen scientists

Our birdsong recordings will be used to help monitor bird populations ...

A Bird’s Brain Holds Clues to the Sounds of Music

The neurobiologist Erich Jarvis studies the few species capable of speech. He has long hoped to genetically engineer an ...

Inside Birdfy’s Tech Webinar: The Latest AI Identification Features and an Updated Model for Smart Birdwatching

Birdfy holds a tech webinar on June 26 to introduce the new Birdfy AI and its latest identification features. LOS ...
National Audubon Society

Common Birds Are Declining the Fastest, and Habitat Loss Is to Blame, a New Study Finds

It’s no secret that birds are struggling. North America has lost billions of them since the 1970s and today more than one-third of bird species are considered under threat. While efforts to stem the ...
AOL

Firefighters ‘rescue’ bird in Potomac using birdseed

POTOMAC, Md. (DC News Now) — Firefighters lured a lost bird with some birdseed in the hopes that it would be reunited with its owner soon. A caller in Potomac reported seeing a "unique bird" in a tree ...
IEEE

A Comparative Study of Bird Species Classification Using K-Nearest Neighbors, Convolutional Neural Networks, and Support Vector Machines

Abstract: Bird species classification is crucial for ecological monitoring and biodiversity conservation, providing valuable insights into ecosystem health. This study aims to compare the performance ...
OPB

Biologists use cutting-edge tech to help save Oregon’s threatened species

Oregon Department of Forestry biologists have traditionally used “callback” surveys to count threatened species. But foresters are now turning to sound recorders and AI. Oregon Forestry Department ...
AOL

7 Birds That Don't Use Birdhouses—And Why

Many of our favorite songbirds use birdhouses for nesting and staying warm in winter. Birdhouses provide a suitable place for birds to raise young when the habitat doesn't—which is often the case in ...