Red backed shrikes migrate using a fixed schedule, flying in stages with little variation, showing that genetics guide bird migration.

The primary reason birds migrate is survival. Most species move to find food and safe places to raise their young. In temperate or polar regions, winters are harsh and food sources such as insects, ...

A Blackpoll Warbler on Southeast Farallon Island in California is one example of the many birds that wind up as vagrants - well outside their normal range. A new study from the University of Illinois, ...

On a 2009 hike in the Huachuca Mountains of southeastern Arizona, a group of birders heard an otherworldly ethereal bird song floating, flute-like, through the canyon. The hikers identified the singer ...

On a 2009 hike in the Huachuca Mountains of southeastern Arizona, a group of birders heard an otherworldly, ethereal bird song floating, flute-like, through the canyon. The hikers identified the ...

When it comes to what birds have and what humans don’t, your mind might first land on the ability to fly. However, birds are also pretty good at navigating from the air… assuming, that is, they know ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. [Note: undated footage] These remarkable videos show experts creating 3D-printed northern bald ibis dummies and placing them in ...

The distinctive northern bald ibis, hunted essentially to extinction by the 17th century, was revived by breeding and rewilding efforts over the past two decades. But the birds — known for their ...

Several high- and medium-voltage power lines within the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve (DDBR) have been fitted with bird warning devices, and 100 medium-voltage poles identified as hazardous to birds ...