Turning off outdoor nights at light can aid spring bird migration, with tens of millions in flight over Michigan late this ...

Bird migration researchers are urging people across Michigan to turn out their outdoor lights on Monday night, May 11, as 5.1 ...

From geese and pelicans to cranes and cormorants, many birds use a V-shaped flock to master the aerodynamics of long-distance ...

While most Michigan residents are sleeping Friday night, May 8, millions of birds will be flying over the state as part of ...

Most bird wings are far from aerodynamically optimal, suggesting evolution often settles for “good enough” instead of perfect ...

Flock shape, speed and structure are key in deciphering whether radar readouts are birds, bats, insects or weather ...

Minnesotans are encouraged to turn off unnecessary lights Wednesday evening as nearly 43 million migrating birds are expected ...

Why can eagles soar through the skies while emus are bound to the earth? One secret lies in a skeletal structure called the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Most birds fly at low altitudes, relatively speaking. But ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Migratory birds are some of nature’s most efficient ...

Up to 10 million birds could fly over Michigan this week as peak spring migration brings many feathered friends back for the ...