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 ...

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 ...

Spring is in the air and with it comes nesting season. In the UK, birds start building their little houses from March onwards, making now an opportune moment to install a bird box in your garden.

This cheery spring bird with a taste for worms is a welcome backyard guest. But will a robin nest in a birdhouse?

The difference between nesting boxes and birdhouses can be difficult to define. For example, it might seem obvious that a nesting box is somewhere for birds to nest and lay eggs, but what's a birdbox?

The visits could be motivated by curiosity or a need for protection; either way, scrub jays are not good bird neighbors.

RACINE — Bluebirds and tree swallows may be attracted to the lakefront at Samuel Myers Park, thanks to a partnership between the Great Lakes Community Conservation Corps and the City of Racine Health ...

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Q: A pair of bluebirds nested in one of our nest boxes this summer, and I'm wondering how summer heat affects the just-hatched young birds. Are they at risk? A: That extremely hot weather in mid-July ...