June 18, 2025 The GIST Study indicates use of bird-friendly glass saves birds' lives by Jordan Karnbach, University of Mississippi edited by Lisa Lock, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Editors' notes ...

In the ruins of an old Roman city on the Spanish island of Mallorca, a team of archaeologists uncovered an unexpected glimpse into ancient eating habits. Buried in a garbage pit behind what used to be ...

A new analysis of the bones in the eatery’s garbage pit challenges the elite status of thrush in the Roman diet ...

A study of animal remains from an ancient trash pit in Mallorca suggests thrushes were once a staple of Roman street food culture.

Malabar Whistling Thrush. Photo: RSS KATHMANDU, JUNE 3 The Malabar Whistling Thrush, a bird native to India's Western Ghats, has been recorded in Nepal for the first time.

THIS MUST BE my favorite time of year. We’ve emerged from hibernation and all danger of frost has passed. The birds have returned from the distant South to our forests to nest. The ones that survived ...

Other birds undertake even longer journeys—the Swainson’s thrush, for example, nests as far north as the boreal forests of Alaska and spends the nonbreeding season in northern South America ...

The casualties were mostly warblers, but also thrushes, sparrows and others. On the way back to the museum, they carried plastic bags bulging with roughly 975 dead birds.

Have you ever wondered why some birds' eggs are speckled? Scientists have long wondered the same thing. The most common hypothesis is that the speckles help camouflage eggs, making them harder for ...

Whilst the song of the blackbird can be described as fluty, elaborate, and highly melodic, the mistle thrush, although similar, is slightly lower-pitched, shorter-versed, and a touch desolate, but ...

The Big Garden Birdwatch, which started in 1979, has become a much-loved annual citizen science event providing the RSPB with a valuable snapshot of how our garden birds are doing in the UK. Over ...

Song thrushes can be seen here all year round and typically in woodland, farmland, and gardens across the country. They are slightly smaller / less robust than a blackbird. Song thrushes have long ...