The northern flicker is not uncommon in our area, but sometimes it seems like everyone is seeing flickers. Right now is one of those times. We’ve had many reports of flickers in the last couple of ...

If there’s one species that changed the American world of birds, it’s the yellow-shafted flicker. As recently as the 1920s, birdwatching was largely done with shotguns rather than binoculars.

I’m not a bird watcher, but I’ve become a bird listener ever since downloading a bionic ear app to my phone. It lets me enter a different world, one where I’m surrounded not just by chirping but by ...

Turn your smartphone into your best and most-used birding resource with these handy apps. Our favorite bird identification apps are easy to use, and they’ll help you get the most out of every ...

The flicker is both a common and conspicuous species here, but it remains a bird of mystery. Only one species draws brings more telephone calls and emails, and that is the bald eagle. The eagle brings ...

Spring is here, and the air is full of birdsong. The Merlin Bird ID app tells you what type of birds you’re hearing … plus it’s quick, easy and free. With this software from the Cornell Lab of ...

Birding or birdwatching is a popular hobby and has been around for several centuries, and having the best bird app for android makes it so much easier and fun. The conventional way to identify a bird ...

Bird watching is becoming a pretty popular hobby, and it’s easy to see why. It’s relaxing, it gets you outside and sometimes walking around, and birds are pretty much everywhere. If you’ve recently ...