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 ...

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 ...

The Eastern bluebird faced extinction. Then, a couple from Brooklyn Center brought out the hammer, nails and plywood.

RACINE — Bluebirds and tree swallows may be attracted to the lakefront at Samuel Myers Park, thanks to a partnership between the Great Lakes Community Conservation Corps and the City of Racine Health ...

Now's the time to put up your birdhouses. Nesting time for most birds is primarily from mid-April to the end of July. (Serge A. McCabe/2002) CORVALLIS, Ore. - It would be nice to say, "Hang a ...

The Tioga County Soil and Water Conservation District is taking orders for bare root planting stock through its Tree and Shrub Conservation Planting Program. Nesting boxes for a variety of wild bird ...

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A couple of weeks ago, I mentioned that bluebirds were already checking out nesting boxes in our area. Putting up bluebird nesting boxes has enabled bluebird populations to rebound once again. A ...

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I have watched helplessly this morning. There was nothing more I could do. I have three bluebird nesting boxes in my back yard. I have monitored them closely all summer. The bluebirds have tried three ...