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Buzzing chainsaws, clattering machine guns and metallic hammering: 7 of the weirdest bird noises on Earth

In a clip from David Attenborough 's 1998 BBC TV series Life of Birds, a lyrebird imitates a chainsaw, kookaburra and car ...
The Manhattan Mercury

Study finds owl calls make migrating robins eat less at night

Hostile owl hoots make robins eat less at night, reveals new research. The sound of tawny owls makes the red-breasted birds ...

Tiny bird found using fake ‘hawk’ calls to scare away threats

A tiny bird in Australia has been spotted using fake hawk alarm calls to scare threats away from their nests to protect their ...

Scientists are learning how noise affects Bay Area wildlife as they work to conserve wetland birds amid a roaring urban soundscape

The Bay Area is a permanent or temporary home for 250 different species of resident and migratory birds. Noise can affect ...
Psychology Today

Smarter Birds Cope Better with City Noise

Australian magpies have made themselves at home in human cities, but that doesn’t mean that urban environments are free of challenges. New research suggests that human noise pollution affects the ...
insider.si.edu

Predator Alerts Bring Together Prairie Dogs and Grassland Birds

Wild black-tailed prairie dogs use alarm calls to warn one another of predators, and some grassland birds are listening in. Photo credit: Andrew Dreelin, Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation ...