It’s long been thought birds have an innate survival drive to build nests. But Healy has shown they also learn from prior success. In 2015, she gave zebra finches in a lab some floppy string to ...

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These five bird species have distinct qualities that make them ideal companions for children. Think about welcoming a ...

Birds are not only beautiful to look at but far more clever than we give them credit for when it comes to communicating about ...

This is because as seedeaters, the birds wait for thistles to produce seed before building nests and feeding their ... A flying paradox, the house finch is both native and introduced to North ...

As bird populations dwindle across the globe, a new study from University of Vermont researchers suggests some species may be ...

We even had two purple finches last week! Our year-round residents are ... pound on dead and dying limbs and trunks, making ...

A common way ecologists predict population counts may be an unreliable way of forecasting future bird counts in urban areas, meaning scientists may be overestimating and underestimating the losses of ...

Even though they nest deep in the forest ... it can spread to other house finches and American goldfinches. When infected, these birds often become blind, making them targets for predators.

The Duke Gardens website has a page devoted to birdsongs heard in the gardens. The songs are taken from the notable Cornell ...

The mild weather favours flowery Novembers but destructive animals are out in force. Plants that resist attack are the way to ...

Most bees and wasps create small nests beneath the soil ... beneficial insects to overwinter and also provide a winter food ...