According to bird experts Kenn and Kimberly Kaufman, much about bird flying is dependent on the species, season, and what else the bird is doing. Songbirds that feed on insects vary in the elevation ...

The researchers suggest that the difference between the long-haulers and those who landed might be in their feathers; the ...

More than 99% of birds can fly. But that still leaves many species that evolved to be flightless, including penguins, ostriches, and kiwi birds. In a new study in the journal Evolution, researchers ...

Not all birds fly south for the winter. Surprisingly, there are many familiar birds that stay in our area for the winter, ...

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 ...

Waterfowl and all manner of birds fly south for the winter. Birders follow the migration, often from a viewing blind on the ...

Bird-feeding, if done properly, can help these birds survive. Black-capped chickadees, for example, have a much higher winter ...

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — Monday night into early Tuesday morning, an estimated 16.6 million birds crossed over Indiana to migrate north, according to bird tracking website BirdCast. Assistant ...

The skies over Indiana are packed with birds right now. We’ve entered the peak three weeks of fall bird migration, when hundreds of millions of birds move south each night. If you’ve noticed more ...