From mountain ranges to thin air far above the ground, certain birds are built to fly higher than any others. These species ...

Some birds migrate thousands of miles every autumn. How exactly do they manage it? Scientists built a flight chamber to find out. Some birds migrate thousands of miles every autumn. How exactly do ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Most birds fly at low altitudes, relatively speaking. But ...

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Believe it or not, fall migration is already underway. But it’s a harrowing journey back north for the hundreds of bird species that will fly through Wisconsin. Window collisions are a leading cause ...

Each year, birds set out on their annual spring migration, traveling to their summer feeding grounds. This time of year is when local birds that went south for the winter return, or when birds that ...