Every spring and fall, the skies above Nebraska fill with thousands, if not millions, of migrating birds. From tiny warblers to towering sandhill cranes, birds are on the move. However, bird migration ...

Twice a year, the world's skies fill with birds undertaking journeys that span entire continents. Arctic terns travel from pole to pole. Bar-tailed godwits cross the Pacific Ocean in a single, ...

Each spring and fall, the woods of Kentucky can serve as a rest area for millions of migratory birds heading north or south in search of more comfortable weather conditions. Hundreds of species, from ...

Wood-pewees migrate from places like Upstate New York to spend their winters in Central America and northern South America. Every fall, the skies of the northeastern United States fill with warblers, ...

Red-backed shrikes fly thousands of kilometres to reach Africa – and they do so with astonishing precision. Aided by new technology, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have been able to track ...

One of my favorite things about late February is the sound of bird song. It’s a reminder that spring is on the way, and it somehow brightens those late winter mornings even more. Fast forward to this ...

Migratory birds embody some of the most intricate evolutionary adaptations in the animal kingdom, without which their journeys would be impossible. Here’s how the Pfeilstorch taught us this. In the ...