NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Matthew Medler of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology about the best bird sounds of 2025 from their vast collection of recordings, and why their selections made the list.

We become desensitized to the common sounds around us—car alarms, chattering squirrels, the mechanical functions of modern living kicking on and off throughout the day. If you had asked me a week ago ...

Bird sounds that always make me chuckle are those of the red-breasted nuthatch. I won’t call them songs because they don’t meet most people’s idea of “song.” The most common call of this species is ...

Listen to bird sounds in nature – featuring the call of the common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus). Trump branded 'unhinged' amid health concerns after Walter Reed hospital claims This is the first triple ...

What if the most beautiful music was never created by humans? No instruments, no studio, no editing just nature. Somewhere in ...