Machine learning is an incredible tool for conservation research, especially for scenarios like long term observation, and sifting through massive amounts of data. While the average Hackaday reader ...

The sounds of nature can be incredibly soothing — just think of those zen meditation tracks filled with chirping birds amid the gentle babbling of a brook in the forest. However, not all of nature’s ...

The BirdNET app, a free machine-learning powered tool that can identify over 3,000 birds by sound alone, generates reliable scientific data and makes it easier for people to contribute citizen-science ...

I was recently creeping through a clearing of downed trees in a wooded Brooklyn park with my iPhone in hand. Birds were singing everywhere, but through the din, I was recording a peculiar song: It was ...

Bird sounds at the crack of dawn are not part of everyone’s morning. If you live in a city, there’s a good chance that bird populations have migrated elsewhere, as they struggled to compete with urban ...

Birds make sounds to communicate, whether to find a potential mate, ward off predators, or just sing for pleasure. But the ...