If you were old enough to buy CDs in the ’90s, you may remember listening stations at superstores that featured music by some of nature’s noisiest creatures: birds. These CDs blended classical music ...

Birds understand many sounds around them, from mates to alarms, and this hidden skill may hint at how human language first ...

It's safe to say that most people think that it's really cool to hear parrots talk and mimic the sounds they hear around them. It's just not something you get to hear every day (unless you have a pet ...

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.

Forget the typical spa soundtracks, like rainstorms and crashing waves. The next time you want to relax, head to Spotify, look up key phrases like “birds in the forest,” and enjoy a cacophony of ...