Bird Singing is a cultural tradition celebrated by Southwest tribes, and is a common feature at social gatherings. The songs ...

A new study from the University of Texas at Austin suggests humans and animals often prefer the same sounds. By using an ...

A guided walk through North Yorkshire woodland throws up some thrilling surprises by honing in on sound over sight At the outset, Richard Baines says: “You don’t need binoculars.” This is not what I ...

If something exists in nature, there is most likely a very good reason for it. While there are exceptions, many features "selected" by evolution serve a purpose. Take the blue manakin, a small bird ...

Watching birds in your backyard during the spring is a fun pastime. If you can't see them, you can still identify them if you ...

A 20th-anniversary reissue honors the years-long process of creating the quirky, masterful record and finds new freedom in its songs, packaging them with demos, live recordings, rarities, and a book.

Since mid-February, biologists have been struggling to control an outbreak of avian flu in a colony of more than 1,300 elephant seals at Año Nuevo, a state park 55 miles south of San Francisco. It’s ...

Expert birdwatchers have brain differences that may underlie their remarkable ability to identify unfamiliar birds and suggest that birdwatching can reshape the brain in much the same way as learning ...

Being an expert birdwatcher is more than a hobby. It’s a pastime that may alter the structure and function of your brain. And these changes may enhance cognition even as you age, new research suggests ...

Tune into the sounds of local birds and explore how nature communicates. Listen to the bird song audio. You can find more here. To warm up, ask pupils to take turns ‘passing’ a simple birdsong rhythm ...

A podcast about the candidates, policies, and perspectives shaping the Pacific Northwest. There’s a lot to wade through when it comes to Washington State politics. The drama, the facts, the money, and ...