Baby birds may be negatively affected by the noise of traffic, even when still inside their eggs. This marks the first study that has explored the effects of traffic noise on baby birds when their ...

Springtime has certainly sprung around Marin, as evidenced by the sights and smells of beautiful flowers, and by the melodic chirping of the many species of birds native to our area. It’s baby season ...

Long before they are ready to hatch, baby birds are awake and their brains are churning, a new study suggests. As for what wakes them up, the researchers found loud, meaningful sounds, like the ...

Just like babies in utero who get accustomed to their parents' voices from inside the womb, baby birds hear and absorb their parents' chirping and singing commands while waiting to hatch from eggs, ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The wails coming from an enclosure at Taronga Zoo Sydney in Australia may sound like the cries of ...

A piping plover enjoys a bit of sunshine. But no fireworks, please. The Memorial Day fireworks show at Hampton Beach has been canceled over concerns that high foot traffic could hurt an endangered ...

Lukman Nurudeen and Taiwo Mudah happened upon the trapped baby bird while out on a walk. Nurudeen and Mudah saw the distressed mother bird and decided they wanted to help rather than walk by. A man’s ...