Article Archive
August 2021:
Unique artisans who have made their creations available online.
July 2021:
Opportunities to remotely view the migratory movements of even individual birds.
June 2021:
Patterns, plans, and directions for unusual creative projects accurately representing bird species.
May 2021:
New global community science initiative to record and map morning birdsong worldwide with custom app.
April 2021:
Add to your virtual lifelist through sightings at online festivals, with free and real-time events.
March 2021:
Online sighting opportunities from captive breeding program of "extinct" Hawai'ian Crow
February 2021:
Fun, play, learning and even Fantasy Birding!
January 2021:
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility come to the birding world.
December 2020:
Community science projects require accurate counting, so eBird and others offer tips, tricks, and tests.
November 2020:
Amazing bird image recognition and identification resource, tested with various photographs.
October 2020:
Reviews of several full-length fiction and documentary bird-centered films available online, both pay-for-view and free.
September 2020:
Remarkable, advocative work by Australian editorial cartoonist First Dog on the Moon.
August 2020:
Sources for reports of migratory raptor sightings on a local, regional, and national level.
July 2020:
Sources for reports of unusual sightings on a local, regional, and national level.
June 2020:
An array of fun skills challenges, from ID to songs, and from easy to hard.
May 2020:
Unique collections of bird-related videos, mostly free, including songs, lessons, and an engaging documentary series.
April 2020:
Ethical considerations of many aspects of birding, from location and methods to reporting and goals.
March 2020:
Extensive bird-related material available for non-members on the American Birding Association website.
February 2020:
Migration patterns of birds revealed through real-time analysis of weather radar signals.
January 2020:
Moving beyond song recognition to learning what the birds are saying!
December 2019:
Extensive archive of crowd-sourced photos of global species, of unparalleled ID usefulness.
November 2019:
Description of full-featured "bird-finding" app with free version.
October 2019:
Entertaining and informative videos both about and featuring birds and birding.
September 2019:
Exploration of some of the subtleties of the eBird mission(s) and implications for checklists.
August 2019:
Introduction to the easily searchable data which eBird offers, including species, range maps, photos, sound samples, and much more.
July 2019:
Description of online products which truly help birds in often unexpected ways.
June 2019:
Free eBooks on bird topics, where to get them, and how to read them.
May 2019:
Printable, downloadable pages and charts with bird species and families illustrated.
April 2019:
Description of available online live streaming video of birds on feeders, nests and roosts around the world.
March 2019:
Apps and online tutorials for learning bird songs at your own pace.
February 2019:
Bird song recognition, using websites, mobile apps and searchable online audio collections.
January 2019:
How birding email lists work, some examples, and the distinction between
Sightings and
Alerts, and those who prefer each.
November 2018:
A survey of useful, entertaining, and regularly updated online commentary about birding and the birdwatching world.
October 2018:
Description of selected audio journals about aspects of the birding lifestyle, both web-based and designed for broadcast.
September 2018:
A mobile birding application available in a very useful though limited free mode. Paid version is complete.
June 2018:
One of the best mobile/desktop bird ID tools, using multiple fieldmarks as keys, available in both free and paid modes.
