When wood thrushes arrive in northern Mississippi on their spring migration and begin to serenade my neighborhood with their ethereal, harmonized song, it’s one of the great joys of the season. It’s ...

From geese and pelicans to cranes and cormorants, many birds use a V-shaped flock to master the aerodynamics of long-distance flight. Here is the science behind this clever energy-saving strategy.

Turning off outdoor nights at light can aid spring bird migration, with tens of millions in flight over Michigan late this ...

Michigan could see more than 12.1 million birds fly overhead Monday night, May 18, amid spring bird migration.

If you are anything like me, it's easy to find yourself standing at a window captivated by birds at a feeder or flying around among the trees. We have robins, cardinals, eastern bluebirds, blue jays, ...

Bird migration is ramping up in Michigan, indicating the changing seasons and giving birders a chance to see hundreds of species before winter. Millions of birds are winging their way south across the ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Migratory birds are some of nature’s most efficient ...

Most bird wings are far from aerodynamically optimal, suggesting evolution often settles for “good enough” instead of perfect ...