Three species of the melodic African warbler bird refuse to get up early and sing their customary daybreak songs when the ...

Birds sing loudly in the morning because dawn cues their bodies to start communicating after a silent night. New research shows birds wake up ready to sing, and they’ll even seek light to start their ...

Local birders surveyed nine western Maine areas Dec. 14, logging 41 species and contributing data to the nation’s ...

The cultural stories attached to the turtle dove are so complicated, so varied, that you could well imagine them framing one ...

Why birds can’t stay silent when morning comes. During the night, darkness blocks the birds’ natural drive to vocalize. When the first light appears, that suppressed urge bursts forth with intensity.

Every morning, before the sun is fully up and long before most people are ready to face the day, birds fill the air with chatter. It may sound like chaos, but researchers say there’s a clear purpose ...

You may be noticing more feathered friends passing through these days. That's because we're in migration season for a variety of birds. Be on the lookout for the purple finch, ruby-crowned kinglet and ...

“What is it I will have left when I leave, little but the milkweed silk, / My inky fetishes, my spirit-papers and my urns.” Katherine’s phone rang, and, because it was Adrian calling, everyone went ...

Waking up to the dawn chorus of birds — one of the natural world’s greatest symphonies — is a joy like no other. It’s not surprising that bird-watching has become an increasingly popular hobby. A ...

Associate Professor of Wildlife and Fisheries Resources, West Virginia University Waking up to the dawn chorus of birds – one of the natural world’s greatest symphonies – is a joy like no other. It is ...