The welcome birdsong that fills the void in woodlands and dooryards right now is pleasing to most people’s ears; but it carries a different sort of meaning to birdlife. Prior to and during nesting ...

Despite winter seemingly set for a final icy blast, there are signs that the dark days will soon be over - and spring is in the air. Temperatures may be due to plummet next week with snowfall forecast ...

Springtime has officially come to Ithaca, and, along with it, a chorus of songbirds from robins to cardinals to finches. While these melodies may seem ordinary, according to Prof. Michael Goldstein, ...

Climate change has scientists worried that birds' annual migration and reproduction will be thrown out of sync with the seasons. Because birds' songs are correlated with their breeding behavior and ...

If we were looking, in the great tradition of modern advertising, for simple, instantly-graspable signifiers for the seasons, we would doubtless characterise summer by sunshine, autumn by falling ...