These little songbirds are hard to miss during the summer in Alabama’s forests. And even if you don’t see them, you’ll hear them. Despite their distinctive black hood, male hooded warblers are ...

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Matthew Medler of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology about the best bird sounds of 2025 from their vast collection of recordings, and why their selections made the list.

If you’re in Alabama’s Black Belt this summer, perhaps for this weekend’s birding festival, you’ll almost certainly get to see this haunting bird circling overhead. “It’s like going to an air show ...

Birds don't just sing for beauty, their voices carry messages, warnings, and even regional dialects that reveal a hidden world of communication. Bird sounds offer insight into how intelligent and ...

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 ...