According to bird experts Kenn and Kimberly Kaufman, much about bird flying is dependent on the species, season, and what else the bird is doing. Songbirds that feed on insects vary in the elevation ...

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It’s been a big week for birds. BirdCast—a migration forecasting tool operated by Colorado State University and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology—tracked a whopping 1.8 million birds passing over DC on ...

There exists a strange and unnerving phenomenon that one of our news producers experienced this morning, that feels like it could be an omen for... something. He awoke to the sound of banging from ...

After any snowfall, wild sources of food may also be hidden. "Putting up a bird feeder is important in winter if natural food ...

Pelicans are strong fliers and calm swimmers. They float on water and scoop fish into their large throat pouch while swimming ...

A shape-shifting flock of thousands of starlings, called a murmuration, is amazing to see. As many as 750,000 birds join together in flight. The birds spread out and come together. The flock splits ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Most birds fly at low altitudes, relatively speaking. But ...

Not all birds fly south for the winter. Surprisingly, there are many familiar birds that stay in our area for the winter, ...

Recently a friend asked me why a bird was flying against the side view window of her car and what she could do to prevent it. Common in spring and during the migration periods of April to June and ...