All air-breathing vertebrates have a larynx—a structure of muscles and folds that protects the trachea and, in many animals, vibrates and modulates to produce a stunning array of sounds. But birds, ...

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Matthew Medler of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology about the best bird sounds of 2025 from their vast collection of recordings, and why their selections made the list.

A bird that sounds like a horse? Or how about a wild laugh overheard at a cocktail party? The owner of these unusual sounds is an 8-inch secretive marsh bird called a “sora.” Because I work at ...

If you were old enough to buy CDs in the ’90s, you may remember listening stations at superstores that featured music by some of nature’s noisiest creatures: birds. These CDs blended classical music ...

I was recently creeping through a clearing of downed trees in a wooded Brooklyn park with my iPhone in hand. Birds were singing everywhere, but through the din, I was recording a peculiar song: It was ...

Last week, I told you about a mysterious sound in the night that goes sproinnnnggggg! That rather unsettling sound coming from above and outside in the darkness was always a bit unsettling. I had ...

In places and cultures all around the globe, birds are truly revered animals. Bringing beauty, music, and positive impacts on the environment, these avian creatures are always a delight to come across ...

With more than 350 Dispatch columns under my belt, I’ve covered many facets of Ohio’s extraordinary natural history. Birds are a large, conspicuous part of our world and I write more avian columns ...

There's something enjoyable about sitting back and watching birds chasing bugs in your yard, flying back and forth to feed hungry (and loud) nestlings, stopping by to check out the latest offerings in ...

Living in the harsh arid lands of western Texas can be quite challenging. All sorts of creatures depend on and compete for the minuscule amounts of shade and water that exist here. But regardless how ...