Bird Mimicry Bird that mimic other birds are the cover artists of the bird world, borrowing sounds and tunes from other birds to use as their own. Some mimicry bird species—mockingbirds, thrashers and ...

Birds sing a different melody at different times of the day and night. Their calls seem to change depending on when they are singing. In the morning, their voices carry the furthest, which is why ...

I love spring … the colors, the smell, the sounds of singing birds. After a winter of gray skies, white landscapes and no smells — I just love spring. I am fortunate enough to spend a ...

The cowbird uses 40 different notes, some so high we can't hear them. The chaffinch may sing his song half a million times in a season. Indeed, British musician David Hindley slowed bird song down ...

There is nothing like spring. Just stand outside for a minute or two and you will hear what I mean. Birds are singing. From all corners of the prairies, forests and backyards the birds are singing ...

Males sing more frequently than females, primarily to stake out and defend their territory, according to a January 2011 article published in Hormones and Behavior. When two males from different ...

They found that individual birds from different species were flying near one another and calling out to each other using certain patterns, “more so than we could explain by chance,” Van Doren ...

Birds make sounds to communicate, whether to find a potential mate, ward off predators, or just sing for pleasure. But the conditions that contribute to the immense diversity of the sounds they ...