When wood thrushes arrive in northern Mississippi on their spring migration and begin to serenade my neighborhood with their ethereal, harmonized song, it’s one of the great joys of the season. It’s ...

From geese and pelicans to cranes and cormorants, many birds use a V-shaped flock to master the aerodynamics of long-distance flight. Here is the science behind this clever energy-saving strategy.

Millions of migrating birds are traveling mostly north through Oregon over the next few weeks, and they could use a little help to make their way safely to their breeding grounds. As these birds fly ...

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 ...

Remember when you were a kid and you looked up at the sky to see dozens of geese soaring overhead in a V shape? "Why do they do that?" you probably wondered. Seeing birds — from geese to pelicans and ...

Turning off outdoor nights at light can aid spring bird migration, with tens of millions in flight over Michigan late this ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Migratory birds are some of nature’s most efficient ...

Millions of migratory birds are currently flying over Southwest Florida, with peak migration still to come. Weather radar systems are detecting the massive flocks. The peak of the fall migration ...

Most bird wings are far from aerodynamically optimal, suggesting evolution often settles for “good enough” instead of perfect ...

INDIANA, USA — It is migration season, and a large wave of birds are expected to fly north over Indiana skies: 12 million birds may be fly over us Sunday night and Monday night put together (April ...