The house wren nest box is empty, but my heart is full. The annual wren nesting at Mt. Hoo has been a success. For seven years now a tiny camera has allowed my wife and I to watch this miracle unfold ...

Sometimes it’s the little miracles we remember the most. For nearly 20 years we’ve had house wrens nesting at Mt. Hoo, so it became routine each spring knowing there was activity in the house wren ...

Back in May my backyard pulsed with the songs of more than a dozen species of birds defending their newly established territories. Now mornings are quiet and still. Except for house wrens and American ...

Ms. Renkl is a contributing Opinion writer who covers flora, fauna, politics and culture in the American South. Spring is proceeding apace in this yard, despite my worst fears. For 28 of the 29 years ...

Unfortunately, both the wren and the sparrow engage in ruthless behav-ior when it comes to nesting. Both species will evict bluebirds and oth-er birds from boxes. They will even destroy eggs and young ...

Sit in a yard or a park during June, and you’ll only hear birds that are nesting. Gone are the migrants that flew through in May — some stopping overnight to rest and feed; others lingering for days ...