Every spring and fall, something extraordinary happens in the sky. Without most people ever noticing, billions of birds take flight under cover of darkness. These nocturnal travelers are mostly small ...

As autumn begins across Missouri, so too does a symphony of nature sounds: the rustle of yellowing leaves, the last chirps of summertime bugs, the dull “thud” of a bird slamming into a window.

One of nature’s most spectacular springtime demonstrations has begun, and an abundance of migrating birds are now heading our way. Right now, and for several weeks to come — is a great time to get ...

A male blue-winged warbler. Long-distance bird migration is one of the natural world's most inspiring phenomena-but the story of how we know what we know about bird migration is almost as amazing as ...

As surely as one season marches into the next, the natural world follows suit and prepares for the changes ahead. When spring arrives, tree leaves unfurl, shoots emerge from the ground, and migrating ...

Spring’s arrival and warming temperatures will soon bring flocks of people outdoors in Colorado – and feathered friends will follow suit. Seasonal bird migration is about to ramp up, with hundreds of ...

A group of birdwatchers, led by wildlife experts, spotted 40 bird species on a farm in Oconee County, Georgia. The Summer Tanager, a migratory red bird, was a highlight of the birdwatching expedition.

Spring migration brings over a million birds through Erie County, Pa., with Presque Isle State Park being a major stop on the Atlantic Flyway. The Erie Bird Observatory hosts educational events at ...

To exploit a rich food resource that remains largely inaccessible to most predators, Europe’s largest bat captures, kills, and consumes nocturnally migrating birds in flight high above the ground, ...

Bird migration is ramping up in Michigan, indicating the changing seasons and giving birders a chance to see hundreds of species before winter. Millions of birds are winging their way south across the ...

Peak spring bird migration in Mississippi starts in late April for southern counties and continues into mid-May for central and northern areas. BirdCast provides real-time migration maps and alerts, ...