A roosting box is different from a nesting box in that it provides shelter during long, cold winter nights, and more than one bird, often many more, can use the same box at the same time.

Some birds are hunted at their roost or persecuted to drive them away. Artificial light and noise have changed the sleep habits of birds nearby causing them to get up earlier, with less sleep.

The Travis Audubon organization is hosting birders and those who are interested at the Round Rock Crossing shopping center ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. Why do flocks of birds swoop and swirl together ...

Why do birds roost? There are a few reasons why birds exhibit this behavior. One of the main reasons is to conserve body heat. Grouping together tightly can help conserve heat during the cold ...

More "roost rings" on radar this morning. NWS radar actually "seeing" birds taking off from their roosting places this morning at sunrise (~6:30 AM).

Purple martins are back in Houston for their fall migration, again gracing some Houston-area shopping centers with their ...

And while each panelist provided insightful information about the roosting, which brings nearly 50,000 birds to the area from October to February, it was Green who gave the most unique perspective.

In northwest Portland, Chapman Elementary School houses the largest know roost of migrating birds in the world, attracting crowds of up to 2,000 people, according to Bird Alliance of Oregon.