it's pretty rare to actually hear them singing in the wild, and it's even rarer to make such a nice recording. You know, the adult is really crisp and has this short, discreet song, these really rapid ...

4. Take extra care in practicing good hygiene: Wash hands thoroughly after any unavoidable contact with wild animals or outdoor environments frequented by birds. This latest outbreak of Highly ...

Usually, the salty breeze brought with it the sounds of baby ... to waterfowl to birds of prey — and then to marine mammals from sea lions to dolphins and then, sometimes, jumping back to birds. At ...

According to a report from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and Audubon Texas College Station, Denton, Kerrville, San Marcos and Wimberley have joined the Bird City Texas flock, while Galveston ...

The second known case of a human contracting the virus was recorded in Texas last year. Avian Influenza, or bird flu, is a contagious viral infection that most commonly affects wild birds, and spreads ...

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.

Bird flu virus may have turned deadlier in the recent outbreak this year as scientists have discovered a strain in a person in Texas with as many as nine mutations. These changes in the virus can ...

When these waves are converted into audio signals, scientists have found them to sound similar to birds chirping. Schematic showing occurrence of chorus waves (Chengming Liu et al., Nature (2025 ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued an update on the bird flu situation, indicating that while the virus is widespread among wild birds ... confirmed in a Texas resident ...

Feeding wild birds is a popular hobby globally, but it presents invisible disease risks to the very birds that we are feeding — but there are ways to safeguard their health. Adult male European ...