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.

Most people think of spring as the season for listening to birds — with good reason. Spring is when the most birds are singing, performing those nesting season declarations of presence and prowess ...

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The great spring migration is in full swing. Millions upon millions of birds are flying northward across our entire continent every night. The weather will always play a big role in the exact timing ...

The chirping and calls of birds in the canopy above might be exactly what allows you to relax. But what sounds soothing to ...

Listening to one-minute-long audio recordings of forest soundscapes has positive effects on people’s short-term wellbeing, new research finds. Improvements to wellbeing were found to be more ...

Birds are the master vocalists of the animal kingdom. They can make a remarkable variety of sounds. But why is a barred owl more of a baritone, while a cedar waxwing is a soprano? And what influences ...

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A few days ago, I headed out into my back woodlot just before the sunrise to go birding. As I made my way through the woods, I felt meaningful appreciation for the moment and all that was highlighted ...

According to the latest research, many people are lucky to hear or see birds many times a day. They either ensure they take regular respite in nature, go for a walk, sit on a bench outside their home, ...

Produced by the Harvard ArtLab and artist-researcher Jacek Smolicki, the Walking Festival of Sound features a lineup of 19 ...