The massive annual spring migration of America's birds – millions of them – is underway. Here's how to follow along at home.
Persistent, unfavorable winds out of the north also have added to the challenges for migrating birds. Most spring mornings I ...
Most birds migrate at night while people sleep, guided by stars, the Earth's magnetic field and sounds.
A white stork flies in Germany, where researchers tracked the birds’ migrations and concluded that they incrementally straighten their migration routes to find more direct ways to move between ...
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The sounds of spring are singing across trees and lakes. Some birds are returning to Minnesota as others are just passing through. How do birds know when to migrate? And will our ...
Millions of birds will fly over Acadiana during the spring migration; many will die crashing into buildings. Everyone can ...
Large clusters appearing on weather radars are likely massive flocks of migrating birds, not storms. A record-breaking 1.2 billion birds were estimated to be migrating in a single night during the ...
The journeys of night-migrating birds are already fraught with danger. Light pollution adds yet another hazard beyond the increased risk of collisions with buildings or communication towers. According ...