Birds understand many sounds around them, from mates to alarms, and this hidden skill may hint at how human language first ...

Myriad bird species will be flying through northern Illinois in the next couple of months, filling the region with bird songs as they fly to their northern breeding grounds or establish nesting spots ...

Musician Phil Cook has a new album out called “Appalachia Borealis.” It's a suite of piano meditations that were inspired by and also feature bird songs. The album began with Cook improvising at a ...

Associate Professor of Wildlife and Fisheries Resources, West Virginia University Waking up to the dawn chorus of birds – one of the natural world’s greatest symphonies – is a joy like no other. It is ...