Birds. Beautiful creatures and apt for metaphors. That’s why the animals have over the years been excellent subjects for rock songs. Whether used as euphemisms for the fairer sex, for hopes and dreams ...

The word “robin” is mentioned 15 times in Michael Jackson’s “Rockin’ Robin” (1972). Hear what an American robin’s song sounds like. Discover fascinating facts about bird movies. Little Eva, of “The ...

Bird song is beautiful and fascinating. I love hearing the first songs of returning lazuli buntings, western tanagers and Bullock’s orioles this time of year. And it’s fun to chase down some mystery ...

Song allows the bird to "speak" better than and other family of creatures. It is the perfect medium for communicating over long distances, or when it is hard to see the singer - and the audience: for ...

What’s in a song? Quite a lot, according to Professor of Biology Heather Williams ’77 of Williams College in Massachusetts. She’s the lead author of a recent high-profile study on the cultural ...