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In this self-paced, online course, you’ll learn how to identify all 34 species of raptors in the U.S. and Canada. You’ll discover how to use shape, behavior, habitat, and other clues to identification to figure out if you’re looking at a kestrel, or a kite. The course is packed with videos, photos, and information about species that are ...
Be a Better Birder: How to Identify Bird Songs From the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Master techniques for identifying bird songs that you can apply to learning the birds in your area. Build skills using exclusive learning tools Practice identify birds using real soundscapes Get expert birding-by-ear tips from Cornell Lab staff
Be a Better Birder 1: Size and Shape (1+ hour to complete) Be a Better Birder 2: Color and Pattern (2+ hours to complete) Be a Better Birder: How to Identify Bird Songs (3+ hours to complete) Be a Better Birder: Warbler Identification (16+ hours to complete) Nature Journaling and Field Sketching (10+ hours to complete)
John James Audubon FRS | |
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Born | Jean-Jacques RabinApril 26, 1785 Les Cayes, Saint-Domingue (later Haiti) |
Died | January 27, 1851 (aged 65) New York City, New York, U.S. |
Citizenship | France United States |
Occupation | self-trained artist, Naturalist, ornithologist |
Course instructor Kevin McGowan combines deep knowledge about birds with a passion for helping others learn. He is a professional ornithologist at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and one of the world’s foremost experts on the behavior of crows. Kevin is also an accomplished birder and World Series of Birding champion.
Kevin is also an accomplished birder and World Series of Birding champion. Among his contributions to Bird Academy, he created the popular Be a Better Birder series of courses and live webinars and co-authored ...
Our SnapID tool helps you practice identifying birds in all different postures and lighting conditions and builds your confidence through winning streaks.
He is a professional ornithologist at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and one of the world’s foremost experts on the behavior of crows. Kevin is also an accomplished birder and World Series of Birding champion. Among his contributions to Bird Academy, he created the popular Be a Better Birder series of courses and live webinars and co-authored the university-level Ornithology: Comprehensive Bird Biology course.
Kevin is also an accomplished birder and World Series of Birding champion. Among his contributions to Bird Academy, he created the popular Be a Better Birder series of courses and live webinars and co-authored the university-level Ornithology: Comprehensive Bird Biology course.
Learn how to think about bird song, so you can learn the important skill of identifying warbler songs. Warblers sing a lot in the spring and summer, and their songs can be very distinctive.
Size and shape are important clues to identification for many kinds of birds, but they’re not as useful for distinguishing among the warblers. Learn when they can help, and when they don’t.
Bird Academy courses are online, self-paced, and there is no deadline to complete them. You can return to them for reference or practice as often as you want. All course material, practice tools, instructional videos, and quizzes are available through your web browser. Learn anytime, anywhere *.
Course instructor Kevin McGowan combines deep knowledge about birds with a passion for helping others learn. He is a professional ornithologist at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and one of the world’s foremost experts on the behavior of crows. Kevin is also an accomplished birder and World Series of Birding champion.
Bird Academy courses are online, self-paced, and have no deadline to complete the course. You can return to them for reference or practice as often as you want. All course material, practice tools, instructional videos, and quizzes are available through your web browser. Learn anytime, anywhere *.
The second in the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Be a Better Birder series, this self-paced course draws directly on the knowledge and expertise of Cornell Lab birders and ornithologists to help you learn bird identification through expert tips and interactive quizzes.
You’ll learn how locating key bits of color on a bird speeds identification. Instead of trying to memorize every color and pattern on a bird, you’ll learn to do more with less information, focusing on specific body parts that will lead to the right ID.
Bird Academy is brought to the public by a team of biologists, educators, designers, developers, students, illustrators, and photographers who are passionate about birds and sharing their knowledge with others . The team’s mission is to serve birders, nature enthusiasts, and budding ornithologists by helping develop the skills ...
The most popular Bird Academy course is eBird Essentials which is free and takes about three hours to complete. This course is designed to show students how to explore birding hot spots, how to compile their sightings, and to share them for use by others in bird-related research and conservation.
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It all started with Cornell Lab founder Arthur “Doc” Allen, who opened the Lab’s doors to the public on Monday evenings for seminars created to celebrate the science and beauty of birds.
Brought to you by the Cornell Lab, Bird Academy is continuing a century-old tradition of sharing the wonder and joy of birds far beyond our walls.