We’re steadily working to improve the offerings in our All About Birds online species guide. It’s our goal to eventually feature detailed ID information, photos, natural history, cool facts, sound recordings, and videos for all 700+ birds that live in North America. Right now we have basic information for some 587 species, and we’re [...]
We’re in the midst of creating a free, online bird ID tool that can answer everyone’s first birding question, “What is that bird I saw?”—and we need your help to train the system. The project, called Merlin™, combines artificial intelligence with input from everyday birders and bird occurrence data from eBird. By using observations from birders [...]
Our All About Birds website lets you listen to the songs and calls of more than 500 bird species, for free. And starting this week you can even listen to them on mobile devices such as iPhone, Android, iPad, and iPod Touch. The new feature is not an app—you access the songs through your phone’s [...]
We’re nominated for a Webby, and your vote can help us win! Register and vote here—or read on for more details about how and why. Webbys are prestigious awards that single out great websites—ones that combine appealing web design, smooth usability, and top-notch information. Past winners include the New York Times, NPR, iTunes, Google, CNN, [...]
