Birds are genuinely awesome pets. They're not exactly a conventional choice, and they do require a lot of maintenance, but if you can handle them, they're awesome. Whether your bird talks back or just ...

In the following TikTok video, a Cockatiel named Yums stands beside a stuffed duck, puffed up with purpose, belting his ...

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 ...

Days started getting longer on Dec. 23, which means spring was on its way before Christmas. That’s kind of weird, when you think about it. I always pay attention to the birds around that time to see ...

The songs a bird sings while dreaming have been revealed for the first time. Researchers at the University of Buenos Aires created a way to track the vocal muscle activity of birds as they sleep, and ...

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 ...

There has been a revolution in birding with the advent of Merlin, a free software that can identify bird images and songs. While Merlin makes plenty of mistakes, it is a remarkable advance, and ...

In my yard in Decatur the other morning, an unseen bird in a shrub belted out something that sounded like, “Drink your teeeee!” I knew immediately that it was an Eastern towhee. Then, a loud “cheerily ...