I first discovered Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab of Ornithology earlier this summer, when I was trying to figure out the identity of a particular bird of prey in my neighborhood. After looking at a ...

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 ...

Not to be confused with the mythical wizard of ages past, the merlin is a small raptor found throughout much of the Northern Hemisphere. It is fierce for its tiny size and feisty. The merlin is ...