We’ve all noticed the spring symphony of morning bird sounds, but why and how do birds make sounds? Bird calls are short and simple, often signaling flight or danger, are made throughout the year, and ...

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If you were old enough to buy CDs in the ’90s, you may remember listening stations at superstores that featured music by some of nature’s noisiest creatures: birds. These CDs blended classical music ...

We become desensitized to the common sounds around us—car alarms, chattering squirrels, the mechanical functions of modern living kicking on and off throughout the day. If you had asked me a week ago ...

The sound goes off every morning with a sharp, staccato beep-beep-beep. Our neighbor, Yoka Meyer, thought it was our alarm clock going off. No, it’s a male tufted titmouse greeting the break of day ...

A new study investigates the impact of wildfire smoke on wildlife. It's one of the first studies ever on how wildfires potentially impact birds. It measured activity based on bird sounds. The study ...

We all know that birds imitate sounds. If you weren’t aware of the many species that can do this, you’ll probably at least ...

IF every bird has his vocation, as a poetical French writer suggests, that of the American robin must be to inspire cheerfulness and contentment in men. His joyous “ Cheer up! cheer up ! Cheery ! Be ...

People around the world are reporting that birds are much louder these days. But Sue Anne Zollinger, an ornithologist from Manchester Metropolitan University, cautions: Don't believe everything you ...