For whatever reason, migratory birds that should have been on the other side of the continent show up there every year.” Since 1967, Southeast Farallon Island, located 30 miles west of San Francisco ...

CU Boulder researchers challenge long-held assumptions about the relationship between bird migration and the process by which new species arise Every year, billions of birds take to the skies, riding ...

The primary reason birds migrate is survival. Most species move to find food and safe places to raise their young. In temperate or polar regions, winters are harsh and food sources such as insects, ...

Millions of birds pass through and above the Champaign-Urbana area on their way to warmer southern regions during the fall and winter migration period. At its peak, migratory numbers over C-U are in ...

Each year, birds set out on their annual spring migration, traveling to their summer feeding grounds. This time of year is when local birds that went south for the winter return, or when birds that ...

Wondering where to stream 'The Secret Routes of Migratory Birds' tonight? Pinpointing where to stream, rent, buy, or watch where to rent or buy the Franck Cuvelier directed movie can be a bit of a ...

Scientists used small solar tags to identify where long-billed curlews migrate, revealing hidden populations of North America’s largest shorebird. Andy Boyce, Smithsonian’s National Zoo and ...

On a 2009 hike in the Huachuca Mountains of southeastern Arizona, a group of birders heard an otherworldly, ethereal bird song floating, flute-like, through the canyon. The hikers identified the ...