Drawbacks: Some users reported that some of their motion alerts were false alarms, and complained about the camera quality.

Our favorite bird identification apps are easy to use, and they’ll help you get the most out of every bird-watching adventure. Check out the best birding hotspot in every state. Audubon Bird Guide: ...

The hobby of bird watching might be more popular than you think. A December 2024 article from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service revealed that 96 million Americans turned their eyes to the skies in 2022 ...

'Really good at identifying birds by sound' Merlin's Sound ID can identify 1,054 bird species. It's based on the Macaulay Library, which contains 2 million recorded bird songs from around the ...

Bird Buddy is a close competitor with FeatherSnap. The Scout compares to Bird Buddy’s Smart Bird Feeder PRO, which costs $279 ...

Q: I started bird watching during the pandemic. I love it. I would like more help on telling which birds I am seeing. Can you help? — Peggy from Youngstown A: Watching the birds at my feeders is ...

Birding: iNat app helps identify everything from birds to bushes. iNaturalist first appeared in 2013 and has grown remarkably both in terms of the sophistication of the software and the number of ...

Sound identification is, in fact, an image recognition problem. Merlin Bird ID is more than just a sound identification app, though; it’s the result of tens of thousands of bird watchers and ...

I’ve compared Circle to Search and my bird identification apps using an older photo to see how accurate Google’s tool is. The shot (above left) is, honestly, terrible.

Dan Cooper, right, leads a team of naturalists at White Point Nature Preserve looking for birds. A team set out after midnight Saturday to see how many bird species they can identify in one day ...