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 ...

In 1799, during his explorations along the Orinoco River, German naturalist Alexander von Humboldt “stayed with a local ...

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 ...

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 ...

Why, you might wonder, do birds sing? And why do they have so many different voices? Well, birds' voices are special, because instead of a larynx (voicebox) like us humans, they have what is ...