On these cool, late autumn days, when most birds have ceased singing and a hush has fallen over the landscape, the Carolina wren still enlivens our neighborhoods with vibrant, full-throated song.

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 ...

Wrens are one of my favorite groups of birds. They are small, cute, and like to hide from us. That makes them challenging. But they also have songs that explode from cover and tell us which species ...

It was once thought that only male songbirds were capable of song. However, in 64 percent of all songbird species, the females sing. Professor Naomi Langmore first made this discovery by recording a ...

I don't know about you, but we here at the Northwest Headlines headquarters have been hearing a song, and not just through our headset. Turns out the complex warbling that hints so strongly at the ...

Recently, I heard what I thought were both a Tufted Titmouse and a Carolina Wren singing nearby. Then I discovered the sounds were coming from two different mockingbirds instead. Any explanation why ...

The Southern Emu-wren is one of Australia's smallest birds. Photo courtesy J Behrens (Flinders University)From agriculture ...

Most birds tend to be up in the trees, but the House Wren prefers to lurk low in the protection of shrubby areas and brush piles. Their brownish plumage and body length of less than five inches help ...