Plague-wary Londoners tolerated mischievous red kites and ravens for their services to the city's sanitation.

Some birds may effectively possess an in-built, global GPS system.

COVID-19 kept many scientists from doing field research in 2020, which means that important records will have data gaps. But volunteers are helping to plug some of those holes.

Finches have evolved to feed off blood from red-footed and Nazca boobies – and we've seen it first-hand.

Cities are danger zones for migrating birds, but there are ways to help feathered visitors pass through more safely

Finches have evolved to feed off blood from red-footed and Nazca boobies – and we've seen it first-hand.

Your local ducks (and other wild birds) will thank you.

Three scientists describe the fieldwork they've had to delay in 2020 because of the pandemic. These are setbacks not just for their careers, but for the body of scientific knowledge.

Evolution towards flightlessness has been much more common through history than scientists once thought.

Geese honk loudly and point their bills toward the sky when they're ready to start the migration. Here's how they know it's time, how they navigate and how they conserve energy on the grueling trip.