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Some songbirds learn to sing by listening to other birds. Some other animals can learn to copy sounds. But what does that tell us about human speech? Sonja Vernes from the Max Planck Institute for ...

People ask me a lot of questions about birds. So let’s clear up some things. • “When do the hummingbirds get here?” They are always here. In the Bay Area, Anna’s hummingbirds are common all year round ...

After a pandemic-forced hiatus of nearly a year and a half, the Evansville Birding Class is resuming its monthly classes. The group sprang from a series of classes that began in 2008. We met two hours ...

I began feeding birds when I was about 6 years old. Mom would hand me a plastic Wonder Bread bag that was empty other than the two bread heels. “Put these out for the birds,” she would instruct. I ...

Beginning a new year often triggers new personal goals. For bird lovers, one valuable goal would be to learn more about birds and bird habitat. We've lost nearly 3 billion birds word-wide since 1970, ...

Birders and bird guides refer to “our birds,” meaning the birds like Carolina chickadee, tufted titmouse, and northern cardinal that we see in our backyards — birds that “know us” and expect us to ...

DURHAM — Countless birds are migrating through the north state’s part of the Pacific Flyway and countless people are expected to celebrate nature at the Snow Goose Festival. Festivities begins morning ...