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Identify Bird Sounds on Your Phone
An online tool called BirdNET uses artificial intelligence to identify bird songs and calls. And Cornell’s well-known Merlin Bird ID app now has soun…
1 year, 5 months ago
Sooty Tern
Sooty Terns have long been called "wide-awakes" because of their calls. But it may describe their sleeping habits, too. When young terns leave their …
1 year, 5 months ago
The Sound of a Thousand Geese Taking Off at Once
During migration, Snow Geese gather in the tens of thousands. They coordinate their movements, flying in a big, compact flock, which makes it harder …
1 year, 5 months ago
Komodo Dragons and Cockatoos
Due to trapping for the pet trade, the talkative and showy Yellow-crested Cockatoo is now considered critically endangered. But scientists recently d…
1 year, 5 months ago
All Those Fish in a Puffin's Beak
Puffins fly under water into schools of slender fish, filling their large beaks. Fish are wedged into the gape, the stretchy skin at the beak hinge, …
1 year, 5 months ago
Swainson's Hawks Migrate South
In autumn, hundreds of thousands of Swainson's Hawks migrate to South America. With the help of a satellite tracking device, let's follow an individu…
1 year, 5 months ago
At the Escarpment
Long, upward slopes called escarpments offer a good chance of seeing some of the many raptor species found in Belize. Shaped like a compact Red-taile…
1 year, 5 months ago
Changing How You Hear the World
We often hear from listeners that BirdNote has changed the way they see and interact with the world around them. It's had that impact for those of us…
1 year, 5 months ago
Investing in Our Listeners' Learning Journeys
BirdNote shows are made to be accessible for people of all ages, because we want to reach as many folks as we can with the joy of birds. Listeners wh…
1 year, 5 months ago
Supporting the Nest
A female Wood Thrush will carefully choose each piece of nest-building materials because her eggs will depend on it for warmth and protection. But ev…
1 year, 5 months ago