As the frost line retreats northward in early spring, its withdrawal is often closely followed — and occasionally preceded — ...

Shiny, reflective items placed around the outside of the home have also been known to keep woodpeckers away. Things like ...

Woodpeckers can become a nuisance when they target your house, but they're protected by federal law. Learn how to safely and legally discourage problem birds.

This is the time of the year to get some nesting boxes prepared for our feathered friends. Bluebirds, wood ducks, kestrels, ...

Plastic waste has let common coots reuse nests year after year. Scientists have now used the trash layers to date how old nests are.

Nest boxes help many species of birds, including eastern bluebirds, tree swallows and wood ducks, by providing protection during nesting season.

Birds like wood storks, snowy egrets and tri-colored herons spend much of the year nesting and roosting in areas like J.N.

Robyn Bailey of Nestwatch at Cornell University wrote that “finding a bird’s nest offers a rare chance to discreetly witness the intricacies of breeding bird biology.” She goes on to say that if we ...

including tree swallows as well as eastern bluebirds and wood ducks. Nest boxes offer numerous benefits for birds, including providing safe and secure nesting sites, increasing breeding success ...