Ithaca, NY— New research published today in the journal Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B finds that territorial behavior and diet help explain why some birds sing more often at dawn.

Researchers have some new evidence about what makes birds make so much noise early in the morning, and it's not for some of the reasons they previously thought. For decades, a dominant theory about ...

WOLF: Yeah, it's beautiful. SUMMERS: Adrian Wolf knows birds. He once studied a threatened species called the streaked horned lark for over 10 years. WOLF: It has a piece in my heart, and it's little ...

A Savi’s warbler (Locustella luscinioides) male sings at sunset. When a total solar eclipse plunged North America into darkness on the afternoon of April 8, 2024, the songbirds in Bloomington, Ind., ...

As spring begins, so does a fresh song at daybreak, unique to the season. Just before the sun rises, birds start singing their melodies, creating a chirpy symphony. “It's the epitome of spring,” says ...

In springtime, a wildlife refuge in northern Vermont is a paradise of migratory birds where you can paddle through flooded maple forests. Across the U.S., the spring bird migration is underway as ...