If you have heard a woodpecker pecking away at your gutter or home this fall, it may not mean you have insects in your wood. Connecticut is home to seven species of woodpeckers that live in forests, ...

Whether on ESPN or CBS, it’s hard not to thing about the broadcast of The Masters without the always-memorable aspects of it. Yes, the voices of Scott Van Pelt and Jim Nantz are always welcome, as is ...

If you were old enough to buy CDs in the ’90s, you may remember listening stations at superstores that featured music by some of nature’s noisiest creatures: birds. These CDs blended classical music ...

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Matthew Medler of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology about the best bird sounds of 2025 from their vast collection of recordings, and why their selections made the list.

A new optical illusion trend has taken over TikTok, and it’s making people laugh. The so-called “bird arm trend” shows people ...

Birds don't just sing for beauty, their voices carry messages, warnings, and even regional dialects that reveal a hidden ...

It's a typical night on Mill Avenue. Couples holding hands and groups of mostly young people crowd the sidewalks and shops. An older man with wild gray hair plays his guitar, an empty case set out in ...

Jim Wilson/The New York Times. For some blind birders, avian soundscapes are a way to map the world around them. Increasing noise pollution is imperiling that navigation. By Alexandra Marvar Aug. 3, ...

GROUNDBREAKING IS SET FOR 10:00 THIS MORNING. NOW TO A BIZARRE SEARCH IN DAVIS, WHERE CITY OFFICIALS ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHO IS SETTING OFF BIRD CANNONS AT NIGHT. CITY OFFICIALS SAY THEY’RE ...