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

Bird song is beautiful and fascinating. I love hearing the first songs of returning lazuli buntings, western tanagers and Bullock’s orioles this time of year. And it’s fun to chase down some mystery ...

WHY do birds sing? Has their music a meaning, or is it all a thing of blind impulse ? Some bright morning in March, as you go out-of-doors, you are greeted by the notes of the first robin. Perched in ...

In a new study, wild regent honeyeaters became vocal tutors, teaching their disappearing song to birds in a captive breeding program. By Emily Anthes Regent honeyeaters were once abundant in the ...