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NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Brian Evans from the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center on the recent deaths of regional birds who ate Brood X cicadas.

Early Bird Fishing with Jeff Sundin

Early Bird Fishing with Jeff Sundin

The official naming organization for birds in the U. S. is making a bold move, after concerns were raised about birds being named after people with questionable histories.

A debate is brewing in Maine over the state bird — the chickadee. There's more than one type of chickadee in Maine — and bird experts say the state should pick one.

Wielding many instruments and a remarkable whistling ability, Bird has developed an offbeat marriage of classical and pop music over the course of his decade-long career. Describing his new album, Noble Beast, as a less electric effort, Bird still finds value in carefully chosen words.

Early Bird Fishing Guide on the Thursday Morning Show

Early Bird Fishing Guide on the Thursday Morning Show

A new study of how birds react to the annual light tribute to September 11th in New York City provides compelling evidence for how artificial light can disorient large numbers of migrating birds.

Over just 10 days in November, Gemina Garland-Lewis photographed 42 bird species with her partner on their land in Mexico. It wasn't until recently, she writes, that birds made her "tick."

Health officials say migratory waterfowl like ducks and geese are spreading the H5N1 bird flu virus from Asia to Europe and Africa. Bird experts aren't so sure; they point to an illegal trade in infected poultry.

Jeff Sundin on Early Bird Fishing Guide

Jeff Sundin with Early Bird Fishing Guide

Jeff Sundin with Early Bird Fishing Guide

Jeff Sundin with Early Bird Fishing Guide

Jeff Sundin on Early Bird Fishing Guide

Jeff Sundin with Early Bird Fishing Guide

Jeff Sundin with Early Bird Fishing Guide

Jeff Sundin with Early Bird Fishing Guide

Birds descended from the dinosaurs, but researchers have known relatively little about how the bird's brain took shape over millions of years. A new fossil sheds light on that mystery.