New Scientist on MSN1d
Budgie brains have a map of vocal sounds just like humans
Recordings of brain activity in budgerigars reveal sets of brain cells that represent different sounds like keys on a ...
Brains of parrots, unlike songbirds, use human-like vocal control
The study relied on electrodes placed in the brains of parrots and songbirds and tracked the behavior of neurons in a region ...
Birds & Blooms on MSN3d
Why Do Birds Sing in Spring?
Bird songs are plentiful during the spring, but have you ever wondered why do birds sing? Find out the reasons from a bird ...
Outdoors column: Afternoon bird songs fill neighborhoods in March
Other birds, of course, are singing in March, for example, the American robin, but it seems they are more often vocal at dawn ...
mlive13d
Have you heard it? Bird that’s a sure sign of spring is singing in Michigan right now
These boldly colored migratory birds spend the colder months in the southern United States and begin returning to Michigan in ...
Manchester Journal10d
Can birds tell time?
"It is impossible for us to not sense the lengthening days, and we can actually hear this change through the songs of birds.
WKU Public Radio10d
Birds can change their tunes as their populations evolve, researchers find
titter songs that sound a bit like (whistling). SHAPIRO: Another factor is how far the birds traveled. MERINO RECALDE: Specifically, we see that the more birds move around within a population, the ...
The Bemidji Pioneer12d
Blane Klemek Outdoors: Euphony of bird songs highlight the arrival of spring
From singing American robins to the rat-a-tats of various objects by woodpeckers, to trumpeting trumpeter swans and much more ...