NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Matthew Medler of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology about the best bird sounds of 2025 from their vast collection of recordings, and why their selections made the list.

It’s spring, and nature is pulling me away from my computer as I write this. The sun is shining, the world is warming up, and the birds are chirping away. And that got me thinking: What if a ...

Part 1. 'I don't do calls' -- Crossing the sound barrier -- Tone and timpre -- Pitch and frequency -- Rhythm and timing -- Part 2. Put it all together and what have you got? -- Simple calls -- Simple ...

Flocks of sandhill cranes, and the world’s only flock of wild whooping cranes, will be settling in the Lone Star State for ...

“The world is designed for sighted people, but nature is a place where it’s okay to be blind,” said Donna Posont, founder of Birding by Ear and Beyond. Jerusalem Crawley grew up in Detroit, where he ...

Plan on being in Edmonds September 9-11, 2011, for the seventh annual Puget Sound Bird Fest! The 3-day event includes speakers, guided walks, land and water-based field trips, exhibits and educational ...

Ralph Venstreets/University of California, Davis A little over a year ago, Marcela Uhart was walking on the beach in Punta Delgada, Argentina. It was peak breeding session on this peninsula known for ...