You may have noticed that almost every species of passerine bird has a particular method of flying. Woodpeckers (including ...

According to bird experts Kenn and Kimberly Kaufman, much about bird flying is dependent on the species, season, and what else the bird is doing. Songbirds that feed on insects vary in the elevation ...

Slow-motion footage of baby birds helps scientists uncover how their ancestors took to the skies. Birds today make flight look effortless, but its evolution was complex. Scientists are still trying to ...

More than 99% of birds can fly. But that still leaves many species that evolved to be flightless, including penguins, ostriches, and kiwi birds. In a new study in the journal Evolution, researchers ...

As birds migrate south for the winter, they go to a variety of places both within the U.S. and internationally. This is how ...

The last time I wrote an article for this column it was about why birds migrate. My next question is how are birds able to migrate thousands of miles to precise wintering grounds and then return to ...

As millions of birds migrate south for the winter, many face dangerous obstacles on their journey, and experts say people can ...

Friday is another big night for birds in Oregon when a whopping 6.2 million birds are expected to fly over the state overnight. Bird Alliance of Oregon is asking people to turn off unnecessary lights ...

Residents across Illinois are encouraged to turn off outdoor lights Wednesday and Thursday in order to protect millions of birds as they migrate. According to Purdue Aeroeco Lab’s website, most of ...

Birds today make flight look effortless, but its evolution was complex. Scientists are still trying to discover exactly how birds took to the skies, and today, a new perspective has emerged by ...