It's a good question because when it comes to migration, birds are complicated mysteries dressed in feathers. Darrell in Brooklyn Center asked me about migration recently. He had juncos at his bird ...

Every other Friday, NHPR’s Outside/In team answers a question from a listener about the natural world. The latest one comes from a follower on Instagram, who asks: “How do birds, whales, and other ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Group of Snow Geese in elegant flight against blue sky at Bosque del Apache wildlife refuge in New Mexico in winter. (Credit: ...

About 75% of North America’s 650-plus bird species engage in the spring migration that’s currently in full swing. I suppose you could say all that fluttery activity is a direct result of a cosmic ...

To navigate the skies, birds rely on a complex sensory tool kit. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

Recent research has challenged a fundamental assumption about bird migration, revealing that escaping to warmer climates during the winter doesn't actually save birds energy. The research, which ...

Birds are on the move as their annual spring migration begins. Radar tracking allows you to follow along to see what birds are flying overhead as the birds move to their summer feeding grounds. "The ...

Spring migrations runs between March 1 and June 15. Fall migration runs between August 1 and November 30. Peak spring migration is in May in RI Have you heard the distinctive call of a red-winged ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The sounds of spring are singing across trees and lakes. Some birds are returning to Minnesota as others are just passing through. How do birds know when to migrate? And will our ...

At one point in the not-too-distant past, winter’s lack of birds completely flummoxed some of history’s greatest thinkers. Just a few hundred years ago philosophers posited that birds buried ...

As spring approaches, the weather is getting warmer and birds will begin migrating north again. With this in mind, it brings up the question: How do birds know how to migrate? Luckily, Dr. Michael P.