You probably agree with the animals on which bird calls, frog noises and cricket chirps are most attractive – new research

Animals do all sorts of things to attract each other as potential mates. Many birds, for example, produce feathers with elaborate color patterns – from the iridescent plumage of many hummingbirds to ...
Chattanooga Times Free Press

How do you hear common bird calls?

Birding by ear can be difficult, which is why some enthusiasts come up with tricks for remembering those tweets. Bird call mnemonics (pronounced nuh-ma-niks) are phrases or words assigned to a bird's ...
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The 10 year-old birdcaller who can trick birds with his calls

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Samuel Henderson, a 10 year-old who can imitate a number of bird calls with surprising accuracy. In some of the, well, less stressful corners of social media, you can ...
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The Macaulay Library picks its favorite bird sounds for 2025. See who made the cut

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.