Bird song peaks in spring and fades out over the course of summer. But the golden-crowned sparrow and its cousin, the white-crowned sparrow, perform a beautiful coda to the singing season.

Recording nature sounds is a way to capture memories, stay interested while hiking and help researchers — and you can do it with your phone. Tips for the best results.

It is the lyrebird's song making that endears -- and its ability to imitate other birds and even mechanical noises from the environment. Can a bird sound like the shutter of a camera? Like a chainsaw?

Merlin's Sound ID can identify 1,054 bird species. It's based on a library of 2 million recorded bird songs from around the world.

It's a common sound in the Australian bush, starting up just around daylight: the laughing call of the kookaburra. These birds get together in small groups, have a chat and then go into a full ...

In the wild, these birds will flee to safety when they hear unfamiliar sounds that sound like their own alarm calls, but not when they hear alarm calls that sound different from their own.

Listen to the natural calls of the Eurasian Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) in the wild. Nicole Kidman glows in gold at 2004 ...

WASHINGTON — In Mozambique's woodlands, the sound of sweet evolution is at work. Over the centuries, through genetic and cultural adaptation, humans and a wild bird species have learned to work ...

These birds eat wild avocados, then spread the seeds by regurgitating them, though puking up an avocado seed perhaps adds to its freakiness.

A study finds the greater honeyguide can learn distinct vocal signals to help people in Africa locate bee colonies. In parts of Africa, people communicate with a wild bird -- the greater ...