The primary reason birds migrate is survival. Most species move to find food and safe places to raise their young. In temperate or polar regions, winters are harsh and food sources such as insects, ...

Van Doren plans to explore the mechanisms of vagrancy and how that process might feed into the evolutionary establishment of new migration routes. In the meantime, he’s urging other ornithologists to ...

Birds have always been a source of inspiration for humanity, with airplanes suggesting a human desire to imitate them. But they have more to teach than the power of flight. Twice a year, when ...

Crowded bird migration stopovers are not always the biggest bottlenecks, highlighting the role of habitat resources.

Migrating American white pelicans in autumn, Cherry Creek State Park, suburban Denver, Colorado© Images by Dr. Alan Lipkin/Shutterstock.com Urban environments may appear dominated by buildings and ...

A surprising celebrity has made a splash in the New York scene, and it's not what you would expect. Massive crowds are ...

White-fronted geese aren't supposed to spend winter in Istanbul. However, flocks migrating from Northern Europe and Siberia ...

Millions of birds pass through and above the Champaign-Urbana area on their way to warmer southern regions during the fall and winter migration period. At its peak, migratory numbers over C-U are in ...

PARIS -- A bird flu strain found in Europe represents a major threat to the poultry industry in countries crossed by migrating wild birds, two intergovernmental organizations say. Germany, the ...

Birders will descend on Sequim next weekend for Olympic BirdFest, a four-day birding extravaganza hosted by the Dungeness ...

On a 2009 hike in the Huachuca Mountains of southeastern Arizona, a group of birders heard an otherworldly, ethereal bird song floating, flute-like, through the canyon. The hikers identified the ...

A Blackpoll Warbler on Southeast Farallon Island in California is one example of the many birds that wind up as vagrants - well outside their normal range. A new study from the University of Illinois, ...