A song is harmonious, whereas a call usually consists of short, chip-sounding notes. If you need some help identifying those notes and birds, download a free cellphone app called Merlin at ...

This activity, created in partnership with The Wildlife Trusts, can help your child learn what kind of birds they're likely to see on an outdoor adventure, and how to identify them by their song.

I started learning to identify birdsong when I was 22, with the help of volunteers at the RSPB. For me, the best thing about learning to recognise birds by their song is that you don’t need to ...

Birds became the world's master musicians in order to convey to potential mates, rivals and predators all the important things they have to say, from "Clear off!" to "Come on!" And their songs ...

Songbirds learn their songs the same way that humans learn how to speak. Lachlan L. Hall Birds use song to establish territory and find a mate "As young birds, when they leave the nest and go out ...

The birds upped the quality of their songs, as they called to defend their territory and entice a mate. And while it might have seemed to human ears that bird song got louder, the sparrows ...