Adirondack birding experts debate which bird call defines summer. Red-eyed vireo, common loon, and hermit thrush compete for ...

Members of the Prairie Island Indian Community is welcoming the United States new national bird with a sense of pride, and hope for unity. (AP video: Mark Vancleave) ...

To stay safe, some birds rely on the barks of prairie dog colonies, which signal danger from predators.

If we told you that some birds listen in on the calls of prairie dogs, you might think they should keep their beaks out. But, what if we told you that they are doing it to stay safe? Prairie dogs ...

A long-billed curlew flies over the Great Plains. New research suggests the birds react to danger more quickly when they hear prairie dog alarm calls. Andy Boyce, Smithsonian’s National Zoo and ...

The discovery of grassland-loving dickcissels on the site of Sterling Bay's stalled megadevelopment suggests the value of preserving open land.

Trails unique to the Ozarks let hikers wander through acres of meadows and prairie, with grasses and wildflowers waving in ...

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To test just how alert the birds were to prairie dog chatter, researchers created a fake predator by strapping a taxidermied badger onto a small remote-controlled vehicle.

It was supposed to be a one-off. The first Winnipeg Folk Festival in 1974 was a free three-day event called the Winnipeg ...

Jungles and grasslands are the logical destinations, and towns and farmland the labyrinths that people have imposed between ...

Why did the ornithologist strap a taxidermy badger to a remote controlled car and drive it around the prairie? To interrogate the secret world of animal eavesdropping in the grasslands, of course ...