RANT AND RAVE Rave for the sound of birds chirping in the early morning. Rant that habitat destruction, pesticide use reducing food sources (insects), collision with glass/structures and climate ...

DETROW: That chirping you're hearing right now is the western meadowlark. It's one of the sounds that made the Macauley Library's list of best audio recordings of 2025. The library is an online ...

For many, birdsong is a gentle alarm clock that signals the start of a new day. But what happens when those melodies break the silence of the night? The phenomenon of birds chirping at night is more ...

When winter gives way to spring, it is refreshing. Spring is the season of the year when bare tree branches become a bouquet of green leaves. Susan Davis (Courtesy photo) Our yard attracts plenty of ...

A Black-capped Chickadee, a year-round bird in Milwaukee, perches on a branch at the Schlitz Audubon Nature Center. With the sun shining a little more lately, you may have noticed more birds chirping ...

The northern mockingbird trills almost endlessly and masterfully and amazingly mimics the songs of about 50 other birds and even music and machinery. (Mary Ann Anderson MCT Waking up to birds chirping ...

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Matthew Medler of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology about the best bird sounds of 2025 from their vast collection of recordings, and why their selections made the list.