Hummingbird 'uses tail to chirp'
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Researchers using high-speed video say a species of hummingbird "chirps" by using its tail feathers, not its throat.
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By Pete Zimowsky, The Idaho Statesman, Boise  Feb. 21--Yip. Yip. Yip. Howl. It's nice to be serenaded to sleep by coyotes.
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A bird species new to science is found by researchers on a remote island in the Philippines.
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By Steve Wiegand, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Mar. 3--Darrell Steinberg says he doesn't mind going out on a limb once in a while.   This is a good thing, since this week he's waaay out there with the squirrels and the turkey vultures.
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  COLTON, Calif. - This city lives in the shadow of a 1-inch fly that slurps nectar and zooms around like a hummingbird.   The Delhi Sands flower-loving fly is the only fly on the federal endangered species list.
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Birder Mathew Tekulsky reveals the effectiveness of a concealed location for viewing birds, as he describes the behavior of quail and jays in his yard.
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Moth antennae have gyroscope-like sensors to help them control their flight, scientists say.
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The populations of nearly two dozen common American birds &#151; the fence-sitting meadowlark, the frenetic Rufous hummingbird and the whippoorwill with its haunting call &#151; are half what they were 40 years ago, a new analysis found.
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A previously unknown sub-species of bird has been found in the southern Nepal, scientists say.
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They fly through the park shrieking and squawking, their chartreuse feathers flashing. Nobody in Florida, Mexico or another tropical place would give them a second look.
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Science & environment: Sightings of reclusive bird known for boom-like call at highest level since detailed monitoring began in 1990.
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At this time of year, the world seems built for birds on the wing.
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Homing pigeons use the Earth&#39;s magnetic field to navigate their way home over long distances, scientists writing in Nature magazine confirm.
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SEISMOLOGISTS believe they have pinpointed the source of a mysterious low-frequency &quot;hum&quot; that emanates from the Earth, the British science journal Nature reports.
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By The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson  Sep. 21--A new law prohibiting the intentional feeding of wildlife goes into effect today and running afoul of the measurecould result in a $300 fine.   The purpose of the law, which was sponsored by state Sen.
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A fossil of a gliding animal shows that mammals experimented with flight around when birds first took to the skies.
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They fly through the park shrieking and  squawking, their chartreuse feathers flashing. Nobody in  Florida, Mexico or another tropical place would give them a  second look.