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That bird keeping you up at night is a native Texas species — here’s why it’s singing
They are either applauded for their audaciousness or cursed for their persistence in nocturnal singing or in the defense of ...
This Bird Does an Incredible R2D2 Impersonation
Have you ever noticed those glossy, dark-colored birds that seem to be everywhere in North America? Those are European ...
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A dawn chorus where the nightingales sing again
Brian Eversham, chief executive of the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire, shares his ...
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Millions of birds are flying across Michigan. When is peak migration?
On the night of April 22, an estimated 10.8 million birds were in flight over Michigan, according to BirdCast, which uses doppler radar to estimate migration numbers. On April 27, 8.3 million birds ...
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Books: For the Singing Birds
Through it all runs a wild vein of comedy mixed with bits of loony wisdom; e.g., “All birds that don’t sing make me hungry: all birds that do make me sad.” The baffled reader may well ask ...
'Ingrained in my soul': Madison County ballad singing getting national attention
Rolling Stone Magazine spoke with eighth-generation Madison County ballad singer Donna Ray Norton about learning the ...