Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There’s a massive difference between vocal learning bird species and birds that rely on innate calls. You can teach certain birds ...

Countless YouTube videos feature pet birds singing and talking to their owners. Although it may seem like simple mimicry, ...

According to new research, jackdaw (two species of bird in the genus Coloeus) chicks listen to their elders—but there’s also ...

SAN ANTONIO – Students at Woodlawn Academy are exploring and connecting to nature, while learning about birds. Middle school students are learning to identify birds and the role birds play in the ...

Leslie Bains is the author of ‘Birds, Monarch Butterflies, and Short Hikes in the Santa Barbara Area.’ (Courtesy photo) Chaucer’s Books will host local author Leslie Bains for a storytime reading and ...

A symphony of synapses fires every time a songbird sings. For Erich Jarvis, a neurobiologist at Rockefeller University, the neural pathways he finds particularly interesting inside a bird’s brain are ...

I don’t normally write about the field trips I lead and the bird programs I give every year. My parents taught us that talking about yourself was impolite. Other bits from the ‘50s — don’t store your ...

All are welcome to join Lake Solano rangers and docents for a free, guided nature walk, “Winter Birds at Lake Solano,” at Lake Solano Park from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Jan. 7. Participants will meet ...