Birds across the planet share a learned warning cry that may echo the origins of language itself. Bird species that live ...

Decades of cognitive research reveal that parrots can understand what numbers represent. Here’s how these birds use them to ...

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, researchers explain why this gimmicky challenge is no real indicator of your partner’s love ...

Love is in the air this weekend, and not only because of Valentine’s Day. The sounds of chickadees, sparrows and thrushes are beckoning local residents to experience the love from birds and nature.

Noise pollution is affecting bird behavior across the globe, disrupting everything from courtship songs to the ability to find food and avoid predators, ...

February is National Bird Feeding Month! What does this mean? This is the time for all of us to help birds survive the harsh winter months, and provide what is needed for them to flourish throughout ...

The relationship between sounds in words and their meaning is thought to be mostly arbitrary. Some linguists and behavioural ecologists, however, argue that the instinctive vocal responses that humans ...

Are you a bird person now? “Am I a bird person now? Am I a bird person now?” exclaims one incredulous TikTok user whose Merlin app detected a tufted titmouse, a cardinal and a Carolina wren within ...

The song of the Savi's Warbler sounds like a strange insect buzzing. These birds live near European lakes, ponds, and rivers, just above the water's surface. During nesting season, males perch on ...

The Michigan educator’s long-running program, Birding by Ear and Beyond, fits within a growing movement to make the outdoors more accessible. To be clear, Donna Posont loves Red-winged Blackbirds. She ...