Three species of the melodic African warbler bird refuse to get up early and sing their customary daybreak songs when the ...

I think naps are wasted on the young. Not that children don't need them — they definitely do — but with age, sleep becomes more precious. A good night's sleep, taken for granted when I was younger, is ...

If you hear an owl hooting at dusk, don't expect to catch the flute-like song of a Veery nearby. This North American thrush has probably also heard the hoots, and is singing much less to ensure that ...

Among the most beautiful things in life is probably listening to the lovely song of the birds early in the morning. But do ...

Cardinals in our neighborhood are singing spring songs. They're choosing prominent perches high in leafless trees to begin courtship advertising, the birds gleaming red in our bright sun. This is the ...

Owls have a reputation for their nocturnal activity, but they don't have a monopoly on nighttime crooning. Other birds, such as nighthawks and whippoorwills, also call at night. Yet others that are ...

The dawn chorus – when male birds sing their hearts out at sunrise – has puzzled biologists for almost as long as it has inspired poetry. The birds probably do it to show off to females – but is it a ...

Lisa Belmonte heard the boreal owls singing on Tuesday night. And not one of them either-- nine separate individuals were identified that night. "It was pretty lively. We couldn't believe it ourselves ...