Here it is, barely spring in the Northland, and male eastern bluebirds are beginning to show up. And what a welcome sight ...

Oliver Sparks’ Eagle Scout project is for the birds — literally. The Ligonier Valley High School senior recently attained the ...

Bluebird conservationists discovered in the 1960s, though, that bluebirds would accept nesting boxes. But the dedicated ...

Many of our birds are cavity nesters, that is, they nest in holes in trees and fence posts. Woodpeckers can use their strong ...

A nature writer finds solace in the return of eastern bluebirds while battling the flu, sharing insights on their nesting ...

Friends of Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) will present its April Second Sunday Program, "Bird Nesting Behavior," ...

The scouts worked together to build birdhouses just in time for nesting season. The birdhouses can accommodate native birds such as bluebirds, tree swallows, and chickadees, the n ...

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

The wood duck is one of seven species of North American ducks that regularly nest in natural cavities. The others are the hooded and common mergansers, common and Barrow’s goldeneyes ...

“Newcastle disease is not like Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome; it has been endemic for years and doesn’t affect bird’s nest. “Although chickens and swallows are both avian, the ...

These are the large burned trees that still offer essential homes for cavity nesting birds. These birds, including woodpeckers, nuthatches, and tree swallows, rely on the cavities created in these ...

Queen’s Park ranger Lindsay Cattanach said: “We haven’t had any nesting boxes in the park for years, so it’s amazing to have 12 installed in time for spring. “The boxes are a lovely addition to our ...