Biologists call this distance the flight initiation distance, or FID. It is the gap between an approaching threat and the ...

Moonlight shapes how red-necked nightjars hunt, migrate, conserve energy, and raise chicks throughout the year.

The perception that city birds are afraid of women more than men has led researchers to scratch their heads and raised ...

Reinert, an avid bird enthusiast, volunteers with DeKalb County, Illinois' Oaken Acres Wildlife Center, rescuing raptors. He said he was contacted that day for a sighting of a "giant bird" in a field ...

City birds flee sooner when a woman walks toward them than when a man does. This discovery reveals to scientists how people ...

A small but consistent difference in how birds respond to approaching humans hints at hidden cues shaping animal behavior.

Birds migrate across the world, as do the volunteers who participate in bird-banding practices. But Canadian conservation ...

From geese and pelicans to cranes and cormorants, many birds use a V-shaped flock to master the aerodynamics of long-distance ...

You might think that the neotropics are one big mating party, but even in places that stay green and vibrant year-round, ...

Baby dinosaurs were likely fed more nutritious food than their adult counterparts, a finding that could offer insights into their social evolution, suggests a new study. Paleontologists uncovered this ...

New research is revealing the complexity of bird migration, from species that fly for months without landing to others altering routes due to climate and human influence. Advances in tracking and ...

An estimated 365 million birds are expected to take flight on their yearly spring migration across the central United States.