How monk parakeets — and grackles — came to call Austin home

For this installment of "From the Archives," we answer a reader question about the monk parakeets and grackles in Austin.
Ocracoke Observer

Ocracoke Christmas Bird Count connects birds and observers

Ocracoke on the last day of 2025. Photo by Dennis McCunney By Peter Vankevich The birds of Ocracoke proved watcher-friendly for the annual Christmas Bird Count held on Dec. 31. For the second ...

How a Backyard Bird Quietly Shaped Iowa’s Identity—And Still Does

On a windy spring day in Iowa, the American goldfinch frequently darts through the gray sky with a quick burst of yellow and ...
Discover Wildlife

Buzzing chainsaws, clattering machine guns and metallic hammering: 7 of the weirdest bird noises on Earth

In a clip from David Attenborough 's 1998 BBC TV series Life of Birds, a lyrebird imitates a chainsaw, kookaburra and car ...
Wyoming Tribune Eagle

Bird Banter: Many robins show up for Cheyenne Christmas Bird Count

The Cheyenne Christmas Bird Count, organized by the Cheyenne-High Plains Audubon Society, took place on Dec. 20. Bird ...

Fearless New-To-Science Bird Species Discovered In The Amazon Mountains

A team of scientists based in Brazil recently reported that they discovered a new species of Tinamou in the mountains of the ...
EurekAlert!

Expansion of the Chinese hwamei, an invasive alien species, into alpine habitats in Japan: First record of songs

Researchers at University of Tsukuba have, for the first time, recorded the songs of the Chinese hwamei Garrulax ...

The 3 Smoothest Bird Courtship Rituals In The Animal Kingdom, According To A Biologist

These three bird courtship displays are so bold, precise and theatrical that they make human romance look a little ...
The Indianapolis Star

Rare Larry Bird game-worn jersey's on the market, going for the price of a modest house

The jersey matches the one worn by Bird for seven NBA playoff games as he tore up the court. The jersey was worn for Game 5 of the 1987 Eastern Conference Finals. Bird's stats: 37 points, 9 rebounds ...
Rolling Stone

Billie Eilish Almost Tossed ‘Birds of a Feather’ and Worried Song Was ‘Kind of Stupid’

Billie Eilish‘s fragile, love-soaked song, “Birds of a Feather,” almost didn’t take flight. In a new interview, the singer revealed that she nearly tossed out the single from her Hit Me Hard and Soft ...