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Whistling Birdsong with Andrew Bird
Musician Andrew Bird is known as a songwriter, violinist, and, like his namesake, a virtuoso whistler. He showcases all of these skills in the song R…
1 year, 3 months ago
Rufous-collared Sparrow: Tico-Tico
The song Tico-Tico no Fuba, like Carmen Miranda, came to us from Brazil. Believe it or not, the song is about a bird. The Portuguese lyrics tell the …
1 year, 3 months ago
Beaks and Bills
A bird’s bill is an incredible multi-tool — good for preening feathers, building a nest, self-defense, scratching, displaying, building a nest, and e…
1 year, 3 months ago
Song Neighborhoods
Birds of the same species don’t always sing exactly the same as each other. But those that live near each other sometimes have similar songs. Scienti…
1 year, 3 months ago
Montezuma Oropendola's High-Security Nesting
A male Montezuma Oropendola holds forth in a tree bedecked with twenty or more hanging nests. The nests are intricately woven sacks hanging three fee…
1 year, 3 months ago
Altamira Oriole
It was only in 1939 that this Altamira Oriole was first found north of the Rio Grande River. Now it happily visits residents on the Texas side of the…
1 year, 3 months ago
Thick-billed Longspur
It can feel like there’s nowhere to hide in the shortgrass prairie. But the Thick-billed Longspur calls this place home. The bird’s burbling song hel…
1 year, 3 months ago
The Firebird’s Bright Outfit
You might have heard of the Phoenix, the legendary bird who bursts into flames and is reborn from its ashes. Well, its literary cousin is the Slavic …
1 year, 3 months ago
Least Auklets: Seabirds in Miniature
The family of seabirds called alcids is an eclectic bunch that includes puffins and murres. The largest alcids are about the size of a duck, but the …
1 year, 3 months ago
Help eBird Fill in the Gaps
eBird, an online tool for submitting bird observations, allows scientists to keep track of birds around the world. eBird now has over one billion bir…
1 year, 4 months ago