The first broods of bluebirds, Carolina wrens, and chickadees have fledged. So should we rid the nest boxes of old nest material and all its mess as soon as babies fledge? Research says, that depends.

The male wood duck is one of the most beautiful birds on Earth. We’re lucky we can see them almost any day of the week, any time of the year, in Kathryn Albertson Park. They love to hang out under the ...

Clean-out doors in the bluebird boxes at Hickory Grove Park were closed earlier in March. They were left open all winter to discourage deer mice and house sparrows from moving in. A few bluebirds hang ...

Volunteers are working across the state to make sure birds have adequate nesting opportunities. The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources reported 58 state parks monitored 2,600 bird boxes ...

A wonderful way to attract birds to your yard is to put up nest boxes for local, native species. Birds like swallows, chickadees and bluebirds nest in cavities, and nest boxes provide an artificial ...

Create your very own nest box for some small nesting birds, Chickadees, House Wrens, and Warblers on Feb. 13 at Bonneyville Mill.

Feeders, water and birdhouses are three good ways to bring birds to your yard. The latter offers pleasures the former do not. Birds that nest in houses or boxes are obligate cavity nesters: obligated ...

Across British gardens, nest boxes stay eerily empty while blue tits, robins and sparrows search for the right homes. Which ...