Musicians have long sampled nature sounds. Now, they have a way to share credit — and share their royalties with conservation efforts.

I recently read an essay from The New Yorker magazine, published in 2023, and I could relate. The essay was titled, “Your Slow and Sad Descent into Bird Watching.” The title of the essay, more than ...

A summer of birdwatching reveals nesting mysteries, territorial truce, and daily song as local species — from phoebes to ...

This weekend, my family and I went up to Lake Placid, where I saw several loons. As is the case when I see birds of note, I ...

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

The Summer Singers have become both larger and smaller over the past couple of summers. Founded in 1986 as a small chamber ...

Male ruffed grouse create a low drumbeat in spring to attract mates and challenge rivals. The sound can carry a quarter mile.

With the use of autonomous recording units, or ARUs, scientists can listen to bird frequencies to understand their behaviors.

Recent health updates include global reactions to Brazil's bird flu outbreak, South Korean medical students' return amid ...

This sandhill crane hilariously comes to this woman's house every day and knocks on her door just to hang out.

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 ...

A monitor lizard, or Varanus salvator, joins the bird in front of the lens, blundering into the clearing as the bird once again shoots up its feathers and charges the lizard before darting off, the ...