Once leaves drop in the fall, spotting nests in deciduous trees is easy. But birds likely didn’t build every structure you ...

It is spring in the northern hemisphere and birds initiate the remarkable architectural feat of building a home for the young. How is this accomplished? Hormones and Getting in the Mood Much of the ...

Nests are generally thought of as a bird’s home, but it is more appropriate to consider them a nursery for raising baby birds. S.K. Winnicki, a Ph.D. candidate in avian evolutionary ecology at the ...

One of the tiniest birds plays a surprisingly large role in conservation advancement. Hummingbirds are beloved by many. Because the public is so fond of these gorgeous little birds, they help draw ...

It must be some kind of magic, because how on earth can a creature that weighs less than a banana fly thousands of miles one-way and find the same exact tree it nested in last year? Literally! As a ...

For the past three months the chatter of the Arctic Tern colony has served as the soundtrack of the summer breeding season.

Capped Chickadee Look Like? Meet the black-capped chickadee, a beginner backyard birder’s dream. The small songbirds are ...

From there, Preheim says, kids are eager to take action to protect birds and their habitats. Through an after-school bird ...

Why do Eugene and Springfield residents love standing in a parking lot in late summer? To see a crazy vortex of birds dive into a chimney, of course.

New research from the University of Oxford has provided fresh insights into how bird songs evolve over time. The analysis is based on over 100,000 songs. SHAPIRO: ...The familiar songs of birds. But ...