Birds understand many sounds around them, from mates to alarms, and this hidden skill may hint at how human language first ...

Spring weather has finally arrived, ushering in a sensory feast of nature's sights, sounds and scents after the barrenness of winter. We humans feel joyful at the prospect of long days filled with ...

In the forests of Ecuador, plain-tailed wrens nest in bamboo thickets, singing complex and continuous melodies. Residing nearby are rufous antpittas, small, secretive birds that hop like thrushes and ...

Why would you bother using a drone to study birds in the first place? “Because audio bird recordings are generally from ground-based or close-to-ground recorders, they may still be limited by site ...

It was a bit before 6 a.m. when I was wakened by a bird’s call, loud and clear, sounding as if the avian vocalist was sitting on my windowsill. I like birds, and enjoy waking to the soft sounds of ...

What’s in a song? Quite a lot, according to Professor of Biology Heather Williams ’77 of Williams College in Massachusetts. She’s the lead author of a recent high-profile study on the cultural ...

A mournful call from the last living Kauaʻi ʻōʻō bird in the 1980s has resurfaced following a depressing announcement from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). Last Monday, the FWS announced that ...

Recorded 1944-1947. Jazz music. Analog recording. Program notes in leaflet. Savoy Jazz: ZDS 2201. Performer(s): Charlie Parker, alto sax; with various artists. Tiny's tempo (2:48) --I'll always love ...