Many North American birds are cavity-nesters — that is, they nest in holes in trees and fence posts. Woodpeckers can use their strong bills to chisel holes to create their own cavities. Many other ...

Regular bird boxes don't work in winter because most bird nesting boxes are designed for spring and summer breeding rather than winter survival. During colder months, birds must cope with low ...

Last month, I wrote about Stiles Thomas, who six decades ago was known as “the bluebird man of Bergen County.” Over five years, Stiles put up almost 200 bluebird boxes in Allendale, Saddle River, ...

Eastern bluebirds (Sialia sialis), often referred to as “harbingers of spring,” are small — about 7 inches — cavity nesters often found near meadows. A relative of the robin, this native songbird ...

Cold weather like we’ve had in recent weeks rarely deters early cavity-nesting birds. I already have a Carolina wren nest with four eggs about to hatch and several complete bluebird clutches. Nesting ...

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 ...

Birds instinctively know where to find shelter, but we can help them survive a tough winter, writes Hans Kunze.

Gurgaon: The state wildlife department is planning to set up a total of 6,000 bird nest boxes in six districts. The initiative aims to provide homes to birds as a majority of them are facing a loss of ...