When we were kids we all learned that birds fly south for winter. Even though it was probably one of the first fascinating facts you learned about birds, it’s not entirely true. Bird migration ...

For more than 2,000 years, scientists have scratched their heads over one of the most basic mysteries of the natural world: Where do birds go? Billions of birds appear and disappear with the seasons ...

Researchers at Cornell Lab of Ornithology, University of Massachusetts and University of Illinois have developed breakthrough methods to track the migration of individual bird species by combining ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. A new tool is helping scientists identify specific bird species from among flocks of migrating birds. BirdFlow combines citizen science ...

Every fall, billions of birds migrate across North America under cover of darkness. On the biggest nights, more than a billion birds might be in the sky at once. So far, scientists have recorded 3 ...

A study published in the Journal of Applied Ecology revealed when, where and how most songbirds migrate offshore over North American coastal waters. This data offers a baseline to help wind energy ...

Fall migration has already begun, with some species starting their route south as early as the beginning of August. Birder Melissa Mayntz, originally from Petoskey, said the best ways to help birds ...

As late summer fades into autumn, Indiana’s skies transform into a living highway. Billions of birds begin their fall migration, heading south on a journey that spans hundreds — or even thousands — of ...