Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There’s a massive difference between vocal learning bird species and birds that rely on innate calls. You can teach certain birds ...

The sound of birds singing is synonymous with spring. As delightful as the tweets and chirps may be, these songs are actually tied to the birds’ survival — and a combination of day length, sunlight ...

Not all birds sing, but those that do — some several thousand species — do it a lot. All over the world, as soon as light filters over the horizon, songbirds launch their serenades. They sing to ...

Source: fir0002, via Wikimedia Commons. Traditionally, birdsong has been viewed as a male trait, and this bias has dominated research on the behavior. “For a long time, scientists thought that female ...

A red breasted flycatcher perches quietly on a branch, filling the forest with its delicate yet powerful song. While singing, it remains highly alert, constantly scanning its surroundings for ...

Spring birdsong signals safety and eases stress, and recent research shows female songbirds also sing to defend territory, ...

Why Birds Sing A Journey Into the Mystery of Bird Song by David Rothenberg Basic, 258 pp., $26 WHY DO BIRDS SING? The short answer is, to establish territories and attract mates. To David Rothenberg, ...

New research finds that territorial behavior and diet help explain why some birds sing more often at dawn, challenging traditional theories about dawn choruses. The study was published June 12 in the ...

It can be rather soothing to hear singing birds throughout the day, even more so if you can hear them from inside your house.

Spring time is bug time in Texas! Sam the Bug Man joined Good Day to share the creatures he found on a recent nature walk.