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

Feathers surroundtree swallow eggs ina nest box.(Photos byMichael Givant) On a recent visit to Bethpage State Park, I went with Kathy Wegman, a retired environmental horticulturist, as she checked ...

A bird in the box is worth two in the bush, Bronx high school students learned this spring. Teenagers from Arturo A. Schomburg Satellite Academy in Longwood worked with Rocking the Boat, a local no… ...

I observed a female chipping sparrow with something in it’s beak. It looked like short, fine pieces of tan, dry grass.

Nest boxes designed for bluebirds also attract this swallow, as Tara knows all too well. “We have about 20 bluebird boxes at ...

Tree swallows and bluebirds often compete for the same nest boxes. Michalski recorded the find as I closed the door. Then she pointed out two strands of monofilament fishing line, one on each side ...

Tree swallow nesting boxes line the shore of a ditch on the Duluth air base, home of the 148th Fighter Wing. The base is a known hotspot for PFAS contamination in soil, ...

The groups have put up dozens of nesting boxes for the insect-eating birds as part of a standardized tree swallow monitoring program, with financial support from the P.E.I. Wildlife Conservation Fund.

Tree swallows in central P.E.I. have some new homes, thanks to five watershed groups in the area. The groups have put up dozens of nesting boxes for the insect-eating birds as part of a standardized ...

Tree swallows in central P.E.I. have some new homes, thanks to five watershed groups in the area. The groups have put up dozens of nesting boxes for the insect-eating birds as part of a standardized ...