Convergence in the canopy: Why the Gracixalus weii treefrog sounds like a songbird

The genus Gracixalus belongs to the family of Old World Tree Frogs and is geographically dispersed from Myanmar and western Thailand to Laos, Vietnam, and further to southern China. Despite the ...

This Clever Turkey Call Hack Will Help You Bring Toms in Close

Some of the most realistic turkey calls are feeding clucks, content yelps, and purrs. They’re also the calls that are least likely to spook a pressured tom since hens are constantly making those ...

Study reveals new technique to identify individual night-flying birds for the first time

Millions of birds invisibly migrate through the night sky each autumn, most flying in near silence toward their wintering ...
AZ Animals

Your Bird Isn’t Just Copying You — The Brain Science Behind How Birds Learn to Sing

Discover the brain science behind how birds learn to sing, from song nuclei to social cues and critical learning windows.
The Guardian

Wild-born birds recruited to teach critically endangered regent honeyeaters their lost songs

Researchers hope restoring the original song will improve breeding prospects for birds released into the wild Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free ...
app.com

NJ DEP flooded with calls for dead wild birds, flu suspected in some

Hundreds of dead birds are being reported across New Jersey, including at the Jersey Shore, according to officials. Between Feb. 14 and Feb. 16, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection ...
Democrat and Chronicle

Backyard bird count returns. What is being seen in Monroe County?

It might be the doldrums of winter, but there’s activity everywhere in the natural world — and that includes our backyards and birdfeeders. We're again amidst the Great Backyard Bird Count, organized ...
The Baltimore Sun

Bird flu found in Wicomico County

Preliminary testing confirmed a presumptive positive case of H5 avian influenza at a commercial broiler farm in Wicomico County, the Maryland Department of Agriculture announced Saturday in a release.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Organizers put out call for Feb. 13-16 Great Backyard Bird Count

Bird watchers and anyone interested in wildlife or nature are invited to participate in the 2026 Great Backyard Bird Count. The event will be held Feb. 13-16 worldwide. It is organized by the Cornell ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

Trail Report: Lindo Lake is a bird-lovers paradise

The Trail Report is a weekly newsletter from reporter Maura Fox, sharing her latest hikes, plus other news, musings and more about San Diego County’s outdoors. Click here to subscribe. I wouldn’t mind ...
The New York Times

Geno Auriemma calls Sue Bird ‘the greatest point guard’ in history, men’s or women’s

Bird celebrated her jersey retirement ceremony before a 102-35 No.1 UConn win over DePaul. Joe Buglewicz / Getty Images As Sue Bird stood at center court Sunday afternoon, minutes before her No. 10 ...