Merlin Bird ID will soon feed AI-powered bird identifications into Cornell's eBird platform, helping researchers monitor bird populations using millions of real-world observations.

Enter Merlin! It’s not the magician from the Legend of King Arthur, but it has a similar aura of magical power. Merlin Bird ID is a tool, honed by artificial intelligence, to diagnose the species of ...

Roughly 96 million Americans now call themselves birders, and birding is no longer the quiet province of retirees with binoculars. The hobby has become a mainstream pastime, especially among ...

Giselle Pemberton, left, leads a bird walk through the trails at John Brown Farm State Historic Site during Adirondack Black Birders Week in 2025. Erica Blunt spots a robin hopping across the road at ...