Footage Proves Female Songbirds Can Sing It was once thought that only male songbirds were capable of song. However, in 64 percent of all songbird species, the females sing. Professor Naomi Langmore ...

The sound of birds singing is synonymous with spring. As delightful as the tweets and chirps may be, these songs are actually tied to the birds’ survival — and a combination of day length, sunlight ...

Despite it being the middle of February, male songbirds are tuning up their courtship melodies as they prepare to woo females for mating. Their preliminary singing bouts start at daybreak, but their ...

In late morning on a bitterly cold day this week, with the outside temperature at 26 degrees, I heard the unmistakable “teakettle, teakettle” song of a Carolina wren from somewhere in my yard in ...

Birdsongs, especially the dawn chorus when all manner of species show off their vocal capabilities in the hours around sunrise, are among the most beautiful sounds in nature (it’s also been reported ...

A house wren engages in its throaty song. Will it be able to attract a mate before summer is over? (John Kelly/The Washington Post) Perspective by John Kelly I’m worried that the wren in my backyard ...

I may have mentioned this before, but a dear friend of mine once told me that there were only three types of birds: if it soars, it’s a hawk; if it swims, it’s a duck, and everything else are just ...