You can't fool all of the species all of the time. Or can you? Biologists have found a bird in Africa that does an amazingly good job of fooling other species, time and time again, by varying the ...

These Canada jays enjoy the view from their perch. They're indifferent about what they are called, but the birds formerly known as gray jays were renamed again last year. Credit: Bob Duchesne It’s the ...

Smithsonian Institution, Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, 600 Maryland Ave., S.W., Suite 2001, Washington ...

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.

Forget the typical spa soundtracks, like rainstorms and crashing waves. The next time you want to relax, head to Spotify, look up key phrases like “birds in the forest,” and enjoy a cacophony of ...

Oskar Sala, 91, the German composer and physicist who produced the eerie bird sound effects for Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Birds,” died of undisclosed causes Tuesday in Berlin. The bird cries were ...

In a recent survey conducted by the Museum, 73% of people reported hearing louder birdsong during the COVID-19 lockdown in the UK. Many said it comforted and calmed them at a time of crisis - and ...