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Three species of beach-nesting birds can be seen at Wrightsville Beach during the summer. Least terns, common terns, and black skimmers will migrate south for the winter. The south end of Wrightsville ...

Researchers conducted a global study of the factors that influence bird sounds, using more than 100,000 audio recordings from around the world. Birds make sounds to communicate, whether to find a ...

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.

Birds sing the most about an hour before dawn, when the air is at its stillest. Theoretically, this enables sounds to travel ...

European starlings were the best at imitating R2-D2's multphonic sounds because they can control both sides of both sides of the syrinx independently, the researchers say. Pexels Birds have shown the ...

Summer at Wrightsville Beach provides one of the best experiences for seeing beach-nesting birds — but visitors may want to take the opportunity soon. Three unique species of bird will begin to ...