Penn State Finds Early Exercise Makes Adult Birds Move Easier
Guinea fowl that carried leg weights while growing later moved with no extra energy cost. Birds raised without weights spent 23% more on the same walk.
Behavior and Ecology
A Budgie Survived Eleven Weeks Of Winnipeg Winter With A Sparrow Flock And Came Back Changed
Loose in Winnipeg since October, a green budgie survived by living with house sparrows. What he learned from them made him hard to bring home.
How Do Parrots Talk Like Humans? Syrinx, Tongue and Brain
Three separate pieces of research explain parrot speech: a paired sound organ, a tongue that shapes vowels, and a brain layer no other bird has.
A Los Angeles Psychologist Put Parrots On VA Land And The Birds Reached Veterans She Could Not
A psychologist built a parrot sanctuary on the West Los Angeles VA campus. What the birds did for the veterans who care for them surprised her.
Fall Migration Opened August 15 and Most Window Strikes Happen in Daylight
BirdCast’s fall Lights Out window opened August 15. Cornell and ABC say most strikes happen in daylight, and hundreds of millions occur at ordinary homes.
Magpie Swooping Season Has Started in Queensland and Northern NSW
Swooping has begun in the north and moves south over coming weeks. Magpies defend a 100-metre radius for about six weeks, and most never make contact at all.
How Streetlights Change Bird Sleep and Dawn Behavior in Cities
Streetlight spill can shift dawn-chorus timing and disrupt rest for city birds. How fixture direction and shielding help, without going dark.
Bird-Friendly Glass at Home: Which Fixes Actually Work for Window Collisions
Window strikes are a visibility problem, not a clumsy-bird problem. A tested plan for choosing bird-safe glass patterns that actually stop collisions.
Travel Carrier Training for Birds: A 7-Day Low-Stress Plan
A day-by-day 7-day plan that builds carrier tolerance through prediction, not force — from carrier-in-the-room to a full transport rehearsal.
Bird Sleep Cages: Benefits, Risks, and a Setup That Actually Works
A dedicated sleep cage calms a restless bird when it’s part of a consistent nightly routine. Setup steps, common mistakes, and troubleshooting by symptom.