It’s been a big week for birds. BirdCast—a migration forecasting tool operated by Colorado State University and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology—tracked a whopping 1.8 million birds passing over DC on ...

A bar-tailed godwit, a shorebird weighing only a few hundred grams, completed an astonishing non-stop flight of about 13,560 ...

Millions of birds invisibly migrate through the night sky each autumn, most flying in near silence toward their wintering ...

Migrating birds travel thousands of miles each year between breeding and wintering grounds. Along the way, they must pause to ...

Believe it or not, fall migration is already underway. But it’s a harrowing journey back north for the hundreds of bird species that will fly through Wisconsin. Window collisions are a leading cause ...

WASHINGTON— A new study finds that billions fewer birds are flying through North America compared to a decade ago and populations are shrinking faster than ever, primarily because of high-intensity ...

When wood thrushes arrive in northern Mississippi on their spring migration and begin to serenade my neighborhood with their ethereal, harmonized song, it’s one of the great joys of the season. It’s ...

Fall migration has already begun, with some species starting their route south as early as the beginning of August. Birder Melissa Mayntz, originally from Petoskey, said the best ways to help birds ...

Birds like godwits temporarily shrink parts of their body, which frees up space and energy, making them lighter and more efficient for flying long distances.

Millions of birds migrate every year to escape winter, but spending time in a warmer climate does not save them energy, according to new research. Using miniaturized loggers implanted in wild ...

The weather in Albuquerque is a bit toasty for the tail end of winter. It’s hard to know whether or not to pack up those ...

Cooler weather in NC drives fall migration of millions of birds through October. Songbirds like warblers and orioles peak in September; sparrows arrive in October. Conservationists urge turning off ...