How to choose and position a bird box ...

There they were, bluebird houses on top of many of the fence posts that lined the road just west of Bickleton, the self-proclaimed Bluebird Capital of the World. It’s spring, and thousands of ...

Do you enjoy watching wild birds in your yard? Most Arkansans do, and now is a perfect time to enhance those opportunities by building and installing nest boxes around your property. Many birds in The ...

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Game Commission’s Howard Nursery wants to help outdoor enthusiasts spring into the season and connect with wildlife in their backyard. Bluebird nesting boxes built by the ...

A male eastern bluebird darts from its perch to the ground to capture an insect. When the light is angled just right, the feathers on the bird's back and tail flash a brilliant blue — so blue, in fact ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

Wooden nesting boxes face constant exposure to rain, insects, and sun. A centuries-old wood treatment may offer unexpected ...

Robert Robinson works as an Associate Director at the British Trust for Ornithology, which collates of the citizen science-based data that underpins much of the analyses discussed here. Swifts need ...

HARRISBURG — Spring might not be “just around the corner,” but bluebirds will be scouting out nesting sites before you know it, and the Pennsylvania Game Commission can help bring them and other ...