Waking up to the sound of birdsong is a great way to energize yourself for the day. In fact, one study featured in The Royal Society Publishing scientific journal suggests that hearing the sound of ...

They just can't wait to burst out in song. Birds sing loudly in the morning because dawn cues their bodies to start communicating after a silent night. New research shows birds wake up ready to sing, ...

In my yard in Decatur the other morning, an unseen bird in a shrub belted out something that sounded like, “Drink your teeeee!” I knew immediately that it was an Eastern towhee. Then, a loud “cheerily ...

At that magical time before the sun fully rises, all the birds are singing their little hearts out in unison. It's hard to imagine a Georgia spring without a singing mockingbird, whose superb mimicry ...

On May 9, the date of this year’s spring bird count, it was warm and partly sunny in the morning, a perfect time for birds to sing. But it was quiet, except for the songs of a few year-round birds ...

Birds sing the most around an hour before dawn, when the air is at its stillest. Theoretically, this enables sounds to travel further, making song up to 20 times more effective than if sung at midday.