In a cavity nest in the countryside of southwestern England, a young jackdaw chick less than a month old sits still in the darkness. Suddenly its head is above its shoulders, eyes wide, frozen in ...

The forest is never silent – not even in the calmest hours, and certainly not when birds are around. But they are not chattering to kill boredom. Every chirp, call and song carries a meaning that has ...

Jackdaw chicks learn about predators by listening to adults, new research shows. Scientists played recordings of predator calls to chicks in their nests—and paired the sounds with either adult jackdaw ...

ITHACA, NY—Scientists have discovered they can eavesdrop on the secret lives of birds using networks of inexpensive microphones, revealing complex behaviors across vast wilderness areas, according to ...