What makes mountain birds sing at dawn—and why are they sometimes quiet? Ecologists explain

Three species of the melodic African warbler bird refuse to get up early and sing their customary daybreak songs when the ...
Marin Independent Journal

A look at the beauty of warblers

Warblers, according to one classic old bird book — 1897’s “Bird Neighbors” by Neltje Blanchan — are a family of birds characterized as “exceedingly active, graceful, restless feeders among the ...
Star Tribune

Warblers, the stars of spring bird migration, come in waves. Here's what to expect, and when

Warblers are the highlight of spring migration season for many birders, so we are off to a flying start this year (sorry). A bird never before recorded in Minnesota — Swainson's warbler — made not one ...
The Hour

For the Birds: Those confusing fall warblers

The spring warbler migration is the highlight of the year for many birdwatchers. Festivals are held, days are counted down and the birding world is abuzz with what's been seen and where. The tiny, ...
Mongabay

Traffic noise turns Galápagos warblers into angry birds

Traffic noise isn’t just unpleasant; in the Galápagos Islands, it can also make songbirds aggressive, a recent study has found. Once famed for their undisturbed natural ecosystems, the Galápagos ...
Marin Independent Journal

Our most beautiful winter bird: Townsend’s warbler

They are small songbirds in the family Parulidae, active hunters of insects that are frequently adorned with splashes of bright color, most often yellow. Like other insect-eating birds, they have thin ...
Bristol Herald Courier

For the birds: Fall warblers making their way through region

I recently wrote about my love of warblers, spotlighting the ovenbird, which is one of the more enigmatic members of this family of New World birds. Largely because of my obsession with these small ...
MLive

Roscommon celebrates Kirtland’s warblers, earns Michigan’s first ‘bird city’ title

ROSCOMMON, MI – An up north village is the first Michigan community to join a network of “bird cities” across the United States. The official designation happened Saturday, June 7, during the kickoff ...