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Researchers have some new evidence about what makes birds make so much noise early in the morning, and it's not for some of the reasons they previously thought. For decades, a dominant theory about ...

The best part of spring is the dawn chorus, the early morning torrent of birdsong that occurs during the nesting season. This is the clearest sign of the most dramatic natural event encountered by ...

In preparing a talk about bird song for the March meeting of Cheyenne Audubon, I focused on about 30 birds that I think have distinct songs, or in some cases, when they aren’t too melodic, bird sounds ...

As dawn breaks on a misty Welsh morning, the earliest birds to break into song are likely to include European robins, followed by blackbirds and song thrushes and then a plethora of other species as ...

Would you like to find a fresh and novel experience within the narrow confines of your home and neighborhood? Then get up early on a spring day and listen to the birds’ dawn chorus. Place yourself in ...

The reason why birds make such a racket at dawn is still unclear. But researchers are now pouring cold water on one popular idea about why. Researchers have some new evidence about what makes birds ...