Tompkins County in New York State is arguably the best birded county in North America. Cornell University, with its Cornell Lab of Ornithology located there in Ithaca, has produced numerous ...

Like parrots, some crows can learn to mimic human speech. The way birds make sounds is very different from the way we do, though. Humans can speak because of our larynx, or voice box.

Do crows mate for life? Here's why the American crow is a more romantic bird than you would expect — and how pairs show affection.