The Bay Area is a permanent or temporary home for 250 different species of resident and migratory birds. Noise can affect ...

Re-released this month, the 11-minute “Prayer for amerikkka” honors a Salvadoran immigrant who spent years in a detention ...

Perched alone on a slender branch, a small bird lifts its head and sings, filling the quiet greenery with its lively voice and the unmistakable melody of the wild.

On the fifth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me: Five Golden Rings.

Created at a time when bird populations were declining drastically, experts say the once-yearly count is crucial, as the ...

Cowbirds are special among songbirds for the "watery" timbre of their singing, which resembles the sound of falling droplets ...

But some social media users have suggested a noticeable difference in one popular song in particular — "The Twelve Days of ...

Watch a new short making-of documentary about The Beatles’ 1990s reunion song “Free as a Bird,” featuring unseen studio footage of the band's surviving members.

The living birds are classified into about 45 groups of related species called “orders.” Orders are broken down further into families. A particular family will usually contain several genera (plural ...

You may be noticing more feathered friends passing through these days. That's because we're in migration season for a variety of birds. Be on the lookout for the purple finch, ruby-crowned kinglet and ...

Bilocation—being in two places at the same time—might be the stuff of science fiction. But a new recording by Israeli mandolinist Avi Avital has the feel of transporting us here and there all at once.

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