Your Bird Isn’t Just Copying You — The Brain Science Behind How Birds Learn to Sing

Countless YouTube videos feature pet birds singing and talking to their owners. Although it may seem like simple mimicry, ...

Can You Actually Teach Any Bird to Sing? The Truth About Which Birds Can (and Can’t) Learn Songs

Not all pet birds have the physical or cognitive ability to learn songs, and understanding the difference can help owners set ...
KTLA

Curious about that bird singing in your backyard? This app is like Shazam, but for bird sounds

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. A bird watching app is suddenly popular ...
Salon

Scientists translated a bird’s brainwaves into its song

Imagine being able to watch musical notes flying through the air as your favorite relaxing song plays gently through the breeze. In a sense, scientists are one step closer to being able to make ...

‘That thrush just did something incredible’: tuning in to bird calls on a North York Moors walk

A guided walk through North Yorkshire woodland throws up some thrilling surprises by honing in on sound over sight ...
The New York Times

The Birds Are Singing, but Not for Me

Dr. Haskell is a biologist and the author, most recently, of “Sounds Wild and Broken: Sonic Marvels, Evolution’s Creativity, and the Crisis of Sensory Extinction.” Animal sounds are my connection to ...