According to bird experts Kenn and Kimberly Kaufman, much about bird flying is dependent on the species, season, and what else the bird is doing. Songbirds that feed on insects vary in the elevation ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Most birds fly at low altitudes, relatively speaking. But ...

ALBUQUERQUE — Laura Banks, president of the nonprofit Bird Alliance of Central New Mexico, spoke about migratory birds to a nearly full audience at Los Poblanos Historic Inn & Organic Farm. Banks told ...

Did you know that some birds can actually sleep while flying? Learn all about this unique technique that allows birds to rest while migrating.

It’s been a big week for birds. BirdCast—a migration forecasting tool operated by Colorado State University and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology—tracked a whopping 1.8 million birds passing over DC on ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Most bird species don’t fly above a few thousand feet in ...

Ralph Venstreets/University of California, Davis A little over a year ago, Marcela Uhart was walking on the beach in Punta Delgada, Argentina. It was peak breeding session on this peninsula known for ...

As the weather gets chillier, birds are migrating, many crossing New Hampshire on their path to warmer climates. Hundreds of thousands of birds — warblers, tanagers, sandpipers, sparrows, hawks, even ...

After any snowfall, wild sources of food may also be hidden. "Putting up a bird feeder is important in winter if natural food ...

Birds possess an incredible ability to sleep while flying. This allows them to undertake epic migrations spanning continents ...