Galvaston Bay, TX
Bird of the Day: American Oystercatchers
Galvaston Bay, TX
Nature Photography
Bird of the Day: Pale Chanting Goshawk
Etosha National Park, Namibia
Bird of the Day: Cream-colored Courser
Desert National Park, Rajasthan
Bird of the Day: Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Bird of the Day: Yellow-throated Warbler
Medina, TX
Bird of the Day: Fulvous Owl
Zona Núcleo Sierra de las Minas, Guatemala
Bird of the Day: Silver-eared Mesia
 Leimhakong, Manipur
Bird of the Day: Black-backed Puffback
Etosha National Park, Namibia
A Bit Of Merlin’s Backstory
Heather Wolf. Illustration by João Fazenda
Five years ago David Owen wrote a short article that fit well with the recycling and upcycling themes we frequently cover so we linked to it. Since then his writing caught my eye again on a related theme, and then earlier this year wrote one of my favorite profiles of recent years. This week I am drawn to his work again. Seth first introduced us to Merlin, after his three years working at the Lab of Ornithology. Merlin has been improving, and we have given it a few more looks since then. But today I am happy to learn more about the app’s backstory:
Meet Merlin, the Bird-Identifying App
How Heather Wolf, a part-time juggling impresario, turned her birding habit into an app that pegs species—even on the Brooklyn Bridge—using both images and birdsong.
Heather Wolf earned a degree in sociology at U.C.L.A., then spent six years playing electric bass in a travelling band. She earned a master’s degree in information science, moved to Brooklyn, and worked as a software developer for a company based in Manhattan. Continue reading
Bird of the Day: Brahminy Starling
Rajaji National Park, Uttarakhand
Bird of the Day: Little Pied Flycatcher
Mandala, Punjab
Bird of the Day: Jabiru Stork
Blue Creek Rice Fields, Orange Walk District, Belize
Bird of the Day: American Pygmy Kingfisher
Bocas del Toro, Panama
Bird of the Day: Emerald-Spotted Wood-dove
Etosha National Park, Namibia
Bird of the Day: Griffon Vulture
Desert National Park, Rajasthan
Bird of the Day: Yellow-breasted Chat
Busch Wildlife Conservation Area, Missouri
Bird of the Day: Toco Toucan
El Beni, Bolivia
Bird of the Day: Black-throated Sparrow
Dolan Falls Preserve, TX
Bird of the Day: Sulfur-bellied Warbler
Rajaji National Park, Uttarakhand
Bird of the Day: Malabar Imperial Pigeon
Mapusa, Goa
