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.

Arizona's state bird fends for itself against predators in the desert, making its home in prickly plants. Here's what to know ...

Spectrograms help birders of all levels learn songs and calls by stimulating the visual part of the brain while listening to the bird sounds ... a sparrow and a wren. “I often say birding ...

In late morning on a bitterly cold day this week, with the outside temperature at 26 degrees, I heard the unmistakable “teakettle, teakettle” song of a Carolina wren from somewhere in my yard in ...

Sunrise comes early this time of year. Its gentle fingers reach out while most of us are still wrapped in the warm blanket of deep sleep. A small bird is one of the first to respond to these early ...

Male wrens cycle through a repertoire of various phrasing. The bird has been called “mocking wren” because it sometimes sounds like a catbird, kingfisher or certain other birds. They are year ...

football-shaped nests to shield them from snakes and other birds, the Arizona State Parks & Trails website states. A July 28, 1985, article in The Republic described the sound of the cactus wren ...