Let stress fade away with gentle bird songs recorded in peaceful forests, meadows, and wetlands. Perfect for relaxation, meditation, study, or sleep.

Recording bird sounds is how Benner and many others learn them, tuning into what birds may be nearby without being able to see them. “I grew up in New England, ...

Tompkins County in New York State is arguably the best birded county in North America. Cornell University, with its Cornell Lab of Ornithology located there in Ithaca, has produced numerous ...

CBS even admitted to using recorded bird sounds at the 2000 PGA Championship. For ornithologists and birdwatchers (birders, to those in the know), the artificial birdsong was easy to identify.

Adirondack birding experts debate which bird call defines summer. Red-eyed vireo, common loon, and hermit thrush compete for ...

Birds make sounds to communicate, whether to find a potential mate, ward off predators, or just sing for pleasure. But the conditions that contribute to the immense diversity of the sounds they ...

MEIBURG: And this sound comes from a bird survey I worked on in the Falkland Islands - specifically, from a remote island called Steeple Jason. (SOUNDBITE OF BIRDCALL) ...

Bird melodies sound sweet, but there's meaning to the music. Their songs brighten up spring mornings, but all those joyful sounds mean serious business in the avian world.

Bird song peaks in spring and fades out over the course of summer. But the golden-crowned sparrow and its cousin, the white-crowned sparrow, perform a beautiful coda to the singing season.