Support your Birding Goals this Migration Season!

Becoming a birder is easier than you might think! All you need is a passion for birds and an interest in learning more about them. Catch the birding bug or develop a new hobby with support from our self-paced online courses.

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Joy of Birdwatching Welcome to birdwatching! Get all the tools, tips, and inspiration you need to get started.
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Understanding Bird Behavior Birds are simply amazing! Explore the full spectrum of bird behaviors and learn to confidently interpret new behaviors when you see them.
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Other Exciting Resources from the Cornell Lab

  • Learn Birds with a Little Help from Merlin. Merlin Bird ID is our bird identification app, built to help you identify the birds you see and hear. Today, Merlin’s Photo ID feature is able to spot more than 8,000 species worldwide. Sound ID can tune into birds in the U.S., Canada, and Europe, and pick out some common birds of Central and South America and India. Merlin is a fantastic pocket guide to help you kickstart your birding journey! Find it on the Apple App Store or Google Play.
  • Try a “Big Day.” Finding as many different birds as you can in a single day is called a “Big Day.” These birding adventures can be a lot of fun, especially during migration! Consider giving a Big Day a try and remember to have fun with it. Pick up our tips for A Big Day that’s Fun and Full of Birds.
  • Explore the BirdCast Migration Dashboard. BirdCast is an exciting tool for exploring bird migration, and it’s back again this migration season! It uses weather radar data to predict nightly bird migration, helping us understand when birds are on the move. Learn how BirdCast can help you decipher local bird migration in detail.

More Courses Like These

If you’re already comfortable with birding basics and identifying the birds at your feeder, you might want to give hawk and raptor identification a try! Raptors are an exciting group of birds to learn, since they’re both awe-inspiring and visible in the landscape. Waterfowl are also great to begin with—they’re highly visible and have a habit of turning up at nearby parks. Or, if you’re more interested in bird behavior and why they do the things they do, check out our newest course all about the science and natural history of woodpeckers.

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The Wonderful World of Woodpeckers Woodpeckers are a worldwide phenomenon. Explore the diversity of these rhythmic drummers with their unique behaviors, family lives, and ecological roles.
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