Birds

Early exposure changes this songbird’s social life.
Alison F. Takemura, Contributor
Brown-headed cowbirds use distance to judge threat of approaching cars.
Leigh Cooper, Contributor
Study reveals how in distantly related species, smaller birds can win battles with larger ones.
Katharine Gammon, Contributor
Rare fossil with its feathers intact found in Wyoming.
Joel Shurkin, Contributor
Video analysis reveals a sophisticated level of flight coordination among bird mobs.
Jason Socrates Bardi, Editor
A short tweet from a chickadee can tell a lot to other birds.
Inside Science Contributor
New experimental evidence suggests that birds "see" the Earth's magnetic field when migrating.
Jason Socrates Bardi, Editor
Scientists studying the communication of finches helps to understand how humans develop and use vocabulary.
Mike Lucibella, Contributor